What was the purpose of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses?
to convince more people to become Catholic
to criticize practices of the Catholic Church
to push for the pope to be removed from office
to gain support for himself to become the pope
The purpose of Martin Luther's 95 Theses was to criticize practices of the Catholic Church. Specifically, he sought to address the issue of indulgences, which were being sold by the Catholic Church as a means of obtaining forgiveness for sins. Luther believed that this practice was not supported by scripture and was exploiting people's faith for financial gain. His intention was to initiate a theological debate and bring about reform within the Catholic Church, rather than to convince people to leave or become Catholic, remove the pope from office, or gain personal support to become the pope.
