Essay | Martin Luther's Break from the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic faith has been in existence for centuries. For many years, no one dared to question the authority of such a high standing power. Not until the 13th century did any action take place in questioning this supremacy of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther stands in history as one of those exceptional forces, an individual who by force of will and by his ideas changed the world fundamentally; very few historical figures were as controversial as he was. His supporters called him a Protestant hero, a freedom fighter, a wise and insightful church leader. His enemies called him a heretic, a traitor, and a disrespectful religious terrorist. But Luther was simply a humble man who set out to change something he disagreed with; he managed to revolutionize an entire religion.

Martin Luther originally planned to become a lawyer; his family made sure...
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