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... be made just simply by faith in God- or justification by faith. During the time of Luther's new ideas, Pope Leo X, in attempting to raise money to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, authorized the sale of indulgences. Luther preached against this and also lectured against other church practices he believed were wrong. Eventually, Luther came of with a list of 95 things attacking ... ...
... fact, you could say even the concept of Indulgences proved the church was avarice and greedy... Especially the Peter Indulgence where the money was used to finish building St Peters Basilica in Rome. In 1520, Luther wrote a pamphlet called "The Adress to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation" appealing to the Germans to reform the church because the papacy and ... ...
... many religiously minded people amongst the clergy. Luther noticed this and understood. What was the Catholic Church doing anyway if they themselves couldn't even get salvation? During these years the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul were being built. This is of course, in Rome and it still stands today. This was a very huge project and needed a lot of money ... ...
... that special indulgences could be given in which sinners would pay money to have their sins forgiven. The proceeds of these indulgences were put toward the building of St. Peters Basilica in Rome. Luther strongly opposed the practice of indulgences and responded with his 95 Theses. These 95 Theses, or "points" attacked the practice of selling indulgences on both theological and ... ...
