reformation

In 1516,  Johann Tetzel, a Dominican friar and papal commissioner for indulgences, was sent to Germany for the Roman Catholic Church to raise money to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The theology was that faith alone could not justify man, so charity and good works were expected. The church suggested that benefits of good works could be obtained by donating money to the church.
With these concerns about how the Roman Catholic Church was conducting church business with the people, mostly raising funds, Martin Luther wrote a letter of protest to the Archbishop of Mainz and Magedburg on October 31, 1517.
He included a copy of his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences" which today is known as The 95 Theses.
And the Reformation followed.

Heavenly Father, We thank you specifically for Martin Luther, who shared with the Church Your lost words of grace. Send your Spirit today so that we who are often blind to You may hear You say, "Let there be Light!" Open our eyes to see, our ears to hear, and our hearts to believe.