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The men and women of the Renaissance were at least as pious as those of the Middle Ages. Only their expectations are now different, they are looking for a more direct relationship with God. The Church that plays the intermediary role is extremely powerful. It has gradually moved away from the expectations of her followers. The pope had become a sovereign, a Head of State who acted like kings. In addition, the conduct of some prelates was far from exemplary. There were also bishops and abbots of monasteries who lived in luxury, forgetting the commandments they preached themselves. More and more believers reproached these ecclesiastics for not being worthy of the charge that God had entrusted to them.
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Indignant at the commercial drift of the Church with the Indulgences affair, he started the reforms. In addition to condemning the sale of indulgences, Martin Luther also wanted to discuss deep theological issues:
Salvation of the soul: This is a question that worried Luther personally. He thought that the salvation of the soul was a gift of God, obtained only by the authentic faith of the faithful to Jesus Christ.
Facing Luther got in trouble with the church and also with the empire. The break with Rome: Luther did not stop there, he published "great writings reformers", four books that specify his thought and the "Manifesto to the German nobility." Very quickly, Luther becomes one of the most read author until. His opponents, faithful to the pope, put all his books at the stake, Luther reacts with the same violence by publicly burning the bull of the pope who condemned. It meant his break with the Catholic Church. Unsurprisingly, he was excommunicated by Pope Leo X on January 3, 1521. The rupture with the Empire: Martin Luther had now to face the emperor Charles Quint. The emperor summoned the diet of Worms in 1521 (general assembly of German princes). Luther presented himself before the assembly of Worms and maintained his positions. He was then banished from the empire, which means that anyone could now put him to death with impunity. With this many others reforms started all over Europe. Because of this many others religion have been created in the Christian church and created some divisions among

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