The document given was a secondary source because somebody who was not there at the time the event wrote about it. The document discusses what may had happened with Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five theses during the time of the Protestant Reformation. The Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther was written in the early 1500s. Whether Martin nailed the ninety-five theses to the door of the Castle Church was uncertain, but it was sure that he was following common academic practice by engaging in public disputes that were based on a series of statements.This moment is known as the birth of the Protestant Reformation. Some would say his theses are good combination of theology arguments and polemical tone. Luther used these theses to attack the practice of selling and indulgences.…show more content… The three main points were auctioning indulgences to finance the building of St. Peter's is wrong, the pope has no power over Purgatory and obtaining indulgences gives people a false sense of security and endangers their salvation. Martin Luther felt that the people should be able to finance building his own church because he has more money than everyone else. Martin Luther also believed that if the pope really had the power to release anyone from Purgatory why wouldn’t he do it for everyone and not just the people that gave him money. He believed that it was not right for the pope to behave in that manner. Martin Luther’s last point he wanted to make was that paying to get your sins forgiven was a sin in itself and that all people who did such thing were damned and you will not get complete salvation until you repent before God and ask to be forgiven for the sin you have
