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To create a new religion based on Greek philosophy and the teachings of Martin Luther

To change society by returning to classical sources and encouraging education

To unquestioningly support the Catholic Church

To support the Lutherans

Clergy holding more than one office

Adult baptism

Sale of indulgences

Ignorant clergy

Through doing good works

Through buying indulgences

Through listening to preachers

Through faith alone

He sent a letter to the Pope

He nailed the 95 Theses to the chuch door in Wittenburg. These were then reprinted.

He wrote a new version of the Old Testament

He traveled throughout the Holy Roman Empire preaching.

He thought peasants were useless.

He depended on them to grow and maintain his new church.

He thought serfdom was a moral institution.

He agreed with the Holy Roman Emperor's policies

He did not believe in the value of scripture

If good works alone did not lead to salvation, he needed to emphasize baptism and the Eucharist

Salvation was not the main reason to believe in God

He did not thing marriage was a useful institution.

It granted equal legal standing to Lutherans and Catholics & allowed the prince to choose the religion of his territory

It reaffirmed the legal and religious dominance of the Catholic Church & banned Lutheranism.

It granted equal legal standing to Lutherans and Catholics, but forced local rulers to be Catholic

It ended the Peasants' War and allowed the prince to choose the religion of his territory