During the 1400 and 1500s, the Catholic Church was selling indulgences. These indulgences allowed people to pay money to have their sins forgiven.
How did these indulgences spark the Protestant Reformation?
⚫ a thing that is indulged in, a luxury.
A.People were unhappy about how expensive indulgences were so they wanted a new religion
B.People were committing crimes so they could get money for these indulgences
C.The monarchs of Europe created a campaign critiquing the sale of indulgences
D.Many religious scholars felt that indulgences went against the words of the bible.
D. Many religious scholars felt that indulgences went against the words of the bible.
The sale of indulgences sparked the Protestant Reformation because it conflicted with the teachings of the Bible. Many religious scholars, such as Martin Luther, believed that salvation could not be bought with money and that indulgences undermined the concept of grace and faith. These scholars began to question the authority of the Catholic Church and called for reforms, ultimately leading to the emergence of Protestant denominations separate from the Catholic Church.