Reformation

The chain of events that flamed the spiritual reformation in Europe 490 years ago. Martin Luther was opposed to the sales of indulgences by the Catholic Church, which was basically a piece of paper promising people a reduction of time spent in Purgatory not only for themselves, but for their family members, dead or alive. The catch was a payment to fill the coffers of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther criticized it for not only being motivated by greed, but also on grounds that it was going against the Scriptures. On 31 October 1517, he posted his famous '95 Theses' on the doors of a church in Germany, permanently altering the course of Christendom.