The Roman Catholic Church sold indulgences that were said to reduce time spent in purgatory after death, but Martin Luther did not believe purgatory had any effect. The Church also broke their vows of celibacy by marrying and demanded payment from people to view religious relics that were often fake. Additionally, Kings regularly fought with Popes over money collected from taxes by the Church, such as when Emperor Henry IV was excommunicated for appointing his own bishop instead of the Pope's choice.

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2. The Church's Lies The Church sold indulgences that so called reduced your time in purgatory. Purgatory is where you go to pay for your sins. Martin Luther didn’t believe that purgatory did anything. Because, 1 they said the pope signed it but because of the increase of demand they were often forged. 2 they started to demand proof.

3. More Lies The church also broke there vows of simony. (Simony was there vows of not marrying any one.) They also made people pay to look at “relics” that were often just a feather that they claimed was from the dove that Moses sent out of the ark.

4. Fights King often fought w/ the popes because the Kings demanded money from the taxes that the pope collects. 1 example of them fighting is in 1073 Emperor Henry IV picked a bishop that Pope Gregory VII didn’t approve of. Henry convinced Germany’s bishops to overthrow Gregory. The Pope excommunicated Gregory. Henry seeking forgiveness went to the pope.