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    Martin Luther officially created the Lutheran Church after posting his "95 Theses" criticizing the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences. Luther protested the corruption in the Catholic Church and disagreed that people had to pay money to forgive sins. Several countries have adopted Luther's beliefs, forming the new Lutheran Church which models many Catholic traditions but establishes the Bible as the highest authority over priests.

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    Martin Luther officially created the Lutheran Church after posting his "95 Theses" criticizing the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences. Luther protested the corruption in the Catholic Church and disagreed that people had to pay money to forgive sins. Several countries have adopted Luther's beliefs, forming the new Lutheran Church which models many Catholic traditions but establishes the Bible as the highest authority over priests.

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    Martin Luther officially created the Lutheran Church after posting his "95 Theses" criticizing the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences. Luther protested the corruption in the Catholic Church and disagreed that people had to pay money to forgive sins. Several countries have adopted Luther's beliefs, forming the new Lutheran Church which models many Catholic traditions but establishes the Bible as the highest authority over priests.

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    MartinLutherandthenewChurch
    MartinLuther,aformerCatholicworshipper,hasofficiallycreatedhisownchurch
    andreligion;Lutheranism.Luther,astrongprotestantoftheRomanCatholicChurch,
    hadwrittenandpostedhis95Thesesearlierthismonth,onOctober31,1517.Ihad
    assumedthat,ifIhadmademyfeelingspublic,morepeoplewouldbegintoagree,
    andwedeventuallybeabletoalterthecurrentbehaviorofthechurch.Ihadnot
    expectedtobeexcommunicatedandforcedtocreatemyownreligion.Luther
    claimedthathehadwantedtochangethechurchduetothecorruption.Healsodid
    notbelievethatsellingindulgenceswasfair.Ithasalreadybeendecidedifweare
    goingtoheaven.Weshouldnthavetopaymoneytogetoursinsforgiven,Luther
    stated.

    ThisnewLutheranChurchhasmanyqualitiesoftheRomanCatholicChurch,except
    Lutherhasincorporatedhis95Thesesintohisownchurch.Duetotheconvenience
    ofthePrintingPress,histheseswereabletospreadthroughoutEurope.Several
    countrieshavedecidedtofollowLuthersbeliefs,suchasSweden,Norway,partsof
    Germany,andpartsofPoland.ThebeliefsfollowLuthersownbeliefs;thatthe
    highestauthorityisthebible,notthepriests.ItrulybelieveIamdoingagoodthing
    forusall,Lutherclaimed.Itwillbeanimprovementtoaonce-corruptedchurch.


    MartinLutherpostinghis95Theses*outsideofthechurch.

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