AP Success - AP European History: Luther's 95 Theses

1. When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ""Repent"" (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance...
2. This word cannot be understood as referring to the sacrament of penance, that is, confession and satisfaction, as administered by the clergy...
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5. The pope neither desires nor is able to remit any penalties except those imposed by his own authority or that of the canons...
6. The pope cannot remit any guilt, except by declaring and showing that it has been remitted by God...
7. God remits guilt to no one unless at the same time he humbles him in all things and makes him submissive to the vicar, the priest...
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9. Therefore the Holy Spirit through the pope is kind to us insofar as the pope in his decrees always makes exception of the article of death and of necessity...
10. Those priests act ignorantly and wickedly who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penalties for purgatory.
Martin Luther, 95 Theses, 1517

Question 1

Short answer
Describe an opinion about spiritual redemption expressed in the excerpt.

Question 2

Short answer
Identify one historical trend that influenced the opinions expressed in the excerpt. 

Question 3

Short answer
Explain one way how the 95 Theses inspired the rise of religious radicals. 

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