Indulgences were supposed to help people spend less time in purgatory, thereby getting them to heaven more quickly. Why did Martin Luther and his followers oppose the granting of indulgences? 1. Martin Luther believed that the Pope was selling indulgences to make the Church richer, and Luther considered this practice corrupt.

2. Martin Luther did not believe in the concept of purgatory, so he felt that Pope Leo X was tricking people into giving money to the Church.

3. Martin Luther and his followers were opposed anything that shorten a person's time in purgatory, or improve their chances of going to heaven.

4. Martin Luther did not like the current pope, Pope Leo X, and opposed any of his ideas about how to run the Catholic Church.