... subsequent attention they received from the townspeople. Martin mercilessly attacked the policy of selling indulgences. The Church's main purpose of selling indulgences was to fund the construction of St. Peter's Basilica and other projects. Martin commented on this through statements such as, "It is a wrongful act, due to ignorance, when priests retain the canonical penalties on the dead in purgatory." Martin ... ...

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... 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 ... ...

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