Who is Martin Luther?
Martin Luther was born in Saxony at Eisleben in Germany on November 10, 1483. His parents were Hans Luther and Margaret Luther. In 1490, Martin Luther was sent a Latin school at Monsfeld. In 1501, Martin Luther was enrolled at the University of Erfurt. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts between 1502 and 1505. He became a German Priest who actualy had a big impact on European history. Luther was known as the Father of Protestant Reformation. The map to the side is the city-state that Martin Luther was born in.
What is excommunication?
Excommunication is the last step of a persons removal of any and all communication to the Catholic Church. It happens when a person denies to repent his or hers sins. This also happens when someone disrespects the church or spread lies towards the church.
What did Martin Luther do to reform the Catholic Church?
One thing Martin Luther did to reform the Catholic Church is the Ninety-Five Theses. Some of the things that are in the list some of the following: 13. “The dying are freed by death from all penalties, are already dead as far as the canon laws are concerned, and have a right to be released from them.” 17.”It seems as though for the souls in purgatory fear should necessarily decrease and love increase.”
What Did Excommunication Mean?
Martin Luther’s excommunication meant that he could not have any communication with the church and that he was basically expelled from all activities of the church. People of the church could not help him nor give him shelter. If they did any of that, they could be excommunicated too.
Why was the Catholic Church Mad at Martin Luther?
First Luther discovered from the Bible that the Pope and priest were not needed. But when Luther first made these observations, he didn’t take it to the church yet and he wasn’t planning to for a while. Then the Pope began to allow people to pay the church to ‘forgive’ their sins and ‘buy’ their way into heaven which wasn’t true and was a scam. Then a guy named John Tetzel began to sell indulgences in front of Martin Luther’s door in October of 1517. Indulgences are basically a way to prove to the church that you are sorry for your sins and you pay for these indulgences and all your sins are ‘gone’. So John Tetzel began to sell these indulgences to raise money to build the brand new Saint Peter’s Basilica that was being built in Rome. Tetzel told people that these indulgences can be bought for already dead family members and also for your future sins. So because of this, Martin Luther was upset and on October 31, 1517 decide to write the Ninety-Five Theses and nail it on the door at the University of Wittenberg’s church. Luther was not silenced from his first attempt to challenge Pope Leo X. Then Luther went to a debate at the University of Leipzip in 1519 and he argued that people shouldn’t follow the Pope, but to follow the Bible. He basically said that people can reach salvation through faith and they don’t need the church. He then began to write pamphlets to get his word around Germany. By 1520, Pope Leo X had decided to excommunicate him and remove all of his communication from the church. When Luther got his letter, he decided to burn it out in public. The picture above shows were Martin Luther traveled to express his studies.
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Pictures-
http://www.sabrams.com/news/pressCoverage/2006PR/03/2006_03_01_SaxonyAmbassador.php
http://www.thejerusalemconnection.us/blog/2012/10/20/martin-luther-revisited.htmlhttp://www.mygermancity.com/leipzig-district
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"Martin Luther." Gale World History In Context. Ed. Mark A. Noll. Renaissance And Reformation Library, 1997. Web. 12 Sept. 2014.
Slick, Matt. "What Is Excommunication?" CARM. Web. 12 Sept. 2014.
Pictures-
http://www.sabrams.com/news/pressCoverage/2006PR/03/2006_03_01_SaxonyAmbassador.php
http://www.thejerusalemconnection.us/blog/2012/10/20/martin-luther-revisited.htmlhttp://www.mygermancity.com/leipzig-district