Martin Luther despised the church and their practices because of the not only corrupt priests but the sale of indulgences and salvation through faith and instead of god. Luther wanted the church to be truthful and actually follow the word of god instead of corrupting the minds of people into thinking that money can solve all problems. Luther critiqued the church by posting a 95 Theses. The 95 theses were 95 reasons that Luther thought the church was wrong and he posted them on the door of Wittenberg Church on October 31st, 1517. The church leadership responded by ordering him to burn all of his books and recant. But when he publically retaliated by burning the letter. Charles V then declared luther an outlaw which meant he was denied legal
