Luther's Break with the Church Was Prompted by

question 43

Multiple Choice

Luther's break with the church was prompted by

• A)the Council of Pisa's declaration that maintained the necessity of purgatory for salvation.
• B)the increase of papal taxes on the German peasantry.
• C)widespread sale of indulgences by preaching monks.
• D)the declaration that the German clergy must pay taxes.
• E)the papacy's threat to depose the German emperor.