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October 31, 2017 will be the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation.
The Catholic Church specifically taught that indulgences do not affect whether or not a person goes to heaven. However, greedy "pardoners" lied about this and promised things like eternal salvation in return for money to increase donations. This led to Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
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On Luther's first visit to Rome as a monk he witnessed pedophilia in the church, saying "I am not lying...they decided that a cardinal should not keep as many boys...Pope Leo commanded that this be deleted" Depressed and angry, he nailed his 95 theses 6 years later.
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When reading a copy of Luther's 95 Theses, Pope Leo X allegedly dismissed them saying: "Luther is a drunken German. He will feel different when he is sober."
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Martin Luther's 95 Theses were written in Latin not German, and were distributed not nailed
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Martin Luther suffered from chronic constipation and composed the 95 Theses while on the toilet.
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This day marks 500 year since Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses, the start of the Reformation that lead to modern Christian denominations
