Tetzel: Indulgences Will Saving Your Soul

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Tetzel: "Indulgences will save your soul, so you won't suffer in purgatory."
Luther: " What do you mean, they will save your soul? All the money collected is just part of a scam, for the people don't even know they're being saved."
Tetzel: " The Pope is saying these indulgences will save your soul, are you saying you don't believe in the authority of the Pope?"
Luther: " As I have said before, ' the Pope has neither the will nor the power to remit any penalties'. Also, the bible has never said that you'd have to pay for your safety from purgatory. Who gives the Pope the authority to play God and create different aspects of the religion that aren't in the bible?"
Tetzel: " The Pope is the connection between heaven and earth and therefore has

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