Which was not an issue that led to the Reformation?

a. Several reformers believed that the only way to gain salvation was by buying indulgences and converting other people.

b. Many scholars criticized the sale of indulgences as a means of raising money for the pope's use.

c. Clergy and lay people believed that Church leaders were more concerned with money and power than the spiritual needs of the people.

d. Some people began to read the Bible for themselves and decided the Church was wrong in some of its practices.

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Thomas Conrad

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9 March, 13:46

Which was not an issue that led to the Reformation?

a. Several reformers believed that the only way to gain salvation was by buying indulgences and converting other people.

b. Many scholars criticized the sale of indulgences as a means of raising money for the pope's use.

c. Clergy and lay people believed that Church leaders were more concerned with money and power than the spiritual needs of the people.

d. Some people began to read the Bible for themselves and decided the Church was wrong in some of its practices.

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Elisha Koch · Answer 1

"a. Several reformers believed that the only way to gain salvation was by buying indulgences and converting other people" is the best option from the list, since it was precisely the idea of indulgences being a bad thing that led reformers to rise against the church.