Martin Luther Influence

Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, Germany (Edwards). Luther was a major part of the history of religion and he gave other people the courage to question their religions. Luther developed an early interest in monastic life, when he got older he disagreed with some of the practices in the Catholic Church, then he broke away from the Catholic Church and created the Protestant religion Lutheranism. Add some sentences!!! Preview of points needs to be after the thesis!! needs some pizzaz (: Martin Luther developed an early interest in joining a monastery. Luther’s father wanted him to be a lawyer, but Luther dropped out of law school to join the monastic life (Edwards.) According to Orta, Luther observed the harsh rules that …show more content…
In 1517 friar John Tetzel sold indulgences in Germany to raise money to renovate St. Peters Basilica in Rome (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”). According to Orta, Luther sent a letter known as the 95 Theses on October 31, 1517. The 95 Theses were about what the Catholic Church needed to fix but they mostly had to do with the selling of indulgences (Edwards). With the selling of indulgences absolution became corrupt (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”). According to Martin Luther and the 95 Theses, Pope Leo issued a papal bull that stated Luther had to recant his statement in Rome in 120 days. Luther would not recant so on January 3, 1521, Pope Leo excommunicated him from the Catholic Church (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”). Luther appeared at the Diet of Worms in 1521 in front of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and was told to retract his statements (Edwards). At the diet of Worms Luther ended his testimony with “Here I stand. God help me. I can do no other” (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”). According to Orta, Luther had stated that anyone reading the scripture could interpret it in any way, and they had the right to challenge the Pope as long as the arguments were based on the

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