Swathi Sarathy
Church indulgences
- People pay money to the church in exchange for forgiveness of their sins
- Leo X, the pope, needed funds to complete the building of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
- Led to Martin Luther's attacks on the Catholic Doctrine
- Led to Protestant reformation
- changed cultural and political aspects of Europe because people believed the Catholic Church was corrupt
Blackwell, Amy. "Reformation." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 10 Apr. 2014