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 * Ninety-five Theses**

The 95 Thesis was a document written by Martin Luther in 1517 to rebel against the selling of indulgences. During the 1500’s, the Church was in command of everything and made all the decisions. The church also practiced immoral behavior such as clerical immorality, clerical ignorance, clerical pluralism. In clerical pluralism, members of the church were allowed to hold higher positions outside the church. What basically started the whole process of indulgences was that Pope Leo X wanted to continue building the St. Peter's Basilica, but he did not have enough money, therefore he sold indulgences. Indulgences were these so-called “tickets to heaven”. One would pay a certain amount of money to the church, the pastor would then give them a piece of paper in return stating that they could go to heaven. Martin Luther did not agree with this for he believed in salvation from faith and that the entrance to heaven could not be bought by money but from deserving your place at heaven.

Mulvey, Allen. "95 Theses - Luther." __Internet Christian Library__. 21 Apr. 2009 .