The publication of the Ninety-Five Theses was prompted by the
A)activities of Tetzel.
B)excommunication of Luther.
C)need of Catholic authorities to respond to Luther.
D)public's desire to know the specific charges against Luther.
E)plot of Luther's enemies to get him in trouble.

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The Ninety-Five Theses were primarily a response to the activities of Tetzel, a seller of indulgences who claimed that buying indulgences could release souls from purgatory. Luther saw this practice as a corruption of Catholic doctrine and a violation of the principle of salvation through faith alone. The publication of the Theses was an attempt to demonstrate the problems with indulgences and to encourage debate within the Catholic Church.

The Publication of the Ninety-Five Theses Was Prompted by the