Pope: all of the Roman Catholic Church must follow all rules of the church.
Pope: I will do whatever I need to, to get the most power!
Kings: You'll never get the most power! 😠
John Hus: Unacceptable! You should not be selling indulgences!
In the 1500s, the Roman Catholic Church was super powerful and controlled what their followers, or protestants, could do. The church owned approximately 1/3 of the land in Europe.
Martin Luther: ...95 Thesis...
The pope competed with the kings for power and would excommunicate them if they went against the popes commands.
The Roman Catholic Church sold indulgences. John Hus very much disagreed with the sale of indulgences.
Martin Luther wrote "95 Thesis" which was 95 arguments against indulgences.
In 1522, Luther traveled to Wittenberg Castle Church and began to organize a new branch of Christianity that became known as Lutheranism.