Papal indulgences for the building of St. Peter's are circulating under your most distingulshed name I do not bring accusation against the outcries of the preachers,which I have not heard so much as I grieve over the wholly false impressions which the people have conceived from the indulgences]. The unhappy souls believe that if they have purchased letters of indulgence they are sure of their salvation. Source: Martin Luther's letter to the Archbishop of Mainz, 1517. Which of Martin Luther's ideas does this letter best illustrate? The Bible should be written in languages that people speak, not only in Latin The sale of indulgences goes against the ideas of Christianity. People can go to heaven by having faith,not by listening to the Pope People are all considered equal in gods eyes.

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Papal indulgences for the building of St. Peter's are circulating under your most distingulshed name I do not bring accusation against the outcries of the preachers,which I have not heard so much as I grieve over the wholly false impressions which the people have conceived from the indulgences]. The unhappy souls believe that if they have purchased letters of indulgence they are sure of their salvation. Source: Martin Luther's letter to the Archbishop of Mainz, 1517. Which of Martin Luther's ideas does this letter best illustrate? The Bible should be written in languages that people speak, not only in Latin The sale of indulgences goes against the ideas of Christianity. People can go to heaven by having faith,not by listening to the Pope People are all considered equal in gods eyes.

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The letter from Martin Luther to the Archbishop of Mainz in 1517 best illustrates his idea that the sale of indulgences goes against the ideas of Christianity. In the letter, Luther expresses concern over the false impressions created by the sale of indulgences, indicating his opposition to this practice within the Church.

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