Why did martin luther criticize the roman catholic church?
it was in favor of sola scriptura.
it was encouraging science.
it was using indulgences for financial benefits.
it condemned corruption.

Martin Luther King Criticized the Roman Catholic Church because he thought that the church was using indulgences for financial benefits.

Further Explanation:-

Martin Luther King was one of the most significant personalities of Western history. He started his initial as a monk and as a Scholar. During the period of 1517, Luther wrote a document where he attacked a corrupt practices by catholic churches and  'Indulgences' in order to sin to be absolved. His '95 Theses' had two central beliefs as one was central religious authority was bible and the salvation can only be achieved by humans fate and not by their doings of their lifetime and second Protestant Reformation which was a spark to his movement. Course of religious and cultural history of west were changed by his writings.  

Luther begin to live the Spartan and rigorous life of a monk and by doing so at one place, he did not abandon his studies. During that period of time, Catholic Church used to practice granting Indulgences to provide absolution to the sinners who became increasingly corrupt. Selling of indulgence was banned in Germany but the practice still used to be continuing Unabated.  

Martin Luther King Criticized the Roman Catholic Church because he thought that the church was using indulgences for financial benefits.  

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Answer Details:

Grade – High School

Subject – History

Chapter – Martin Luther King

Keywords – Martin Luther King, Germany, Culture, History, Indulgences, Reformation, War, Unabated, Catholic Church, Church, Finance.