Luther's doctrine of the "priesthood of all believers" argued that:
A)everyone,even priests,were equal before God.
B)all Christians should be monks or nuns.
C)devotion should no longer be communal but private.
D)whatever the majority of Christians believed should become Church doctrine.
E)church teachings and scripture were unimportant in the formulation of doctrine.

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Luther's doctrine of the "priesthood of all believers" argued that everyone, even priests, were equal before God. It meant that no one needed an intermediary between themselves and God, and that all Christians had equal access to God's grace and forgiveness. This challenged the idea of a hierarchical church structure with a privileged clergy.

Luther's Doctrine of the "Priesthood of All Believers" Argued That