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Martin Luther: the Monk Who Initiated the Protestant Reformation

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Martin Luther was a theologian and writer born in Germany in 1483. He trained as an Augustinian monk and devoted much of his life to the study of the Bible. However, in time he began to notice contradictions between the Christian teachings and the practices of the Catholic Church of his time. His greatest criticism was against the sale of indulgences, a mechanism by which the Church offered the forgiveness of sins in exchange for money. For Luth…
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Martin Luther was a theologian and writer born in Germany in 1483. He trained as an Augustinian monk and devoted much of his life to the study of the Bible. However, in time he began to notice contradictions between the Christian teachings and the practices of the Catholic Church of his time. His greatest criticism was against the sale of indulgences, a mechanism by which the Church offered the forgiveness of sins in exchange for money. For Luth…

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Billiken broke the news in on Monday, September 29, 2025.
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