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What did the priest Johann Tetzel do that prompted Martin Luther to take action?

ATetzel sold Bibles printed in Latin.
BTetzel accused Luther of heresy
CTetzel challenged Luther to defend his 95 Theses in public
DTetzel sold indulgences, promising buyers an assured entry into heaven

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Dante117

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here is D. Johann Tetzel started selling indulgences Wittenberg to anyone who was
be kind enough to donate the money for the reconstruction effort in Rome where
they were rebuilding the Cathedral of St. Peter. This prompted Luther to nail
his famous 95 Theses on the door of the Church in Wittenberg as Luther believed
that faith alone is enough to grant salvation through Jesus Christ. This would
later start the great wave of Protestantism.

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Tetzel sold indulgences, promising buyers an assured entry into heaven.

Explanation:

Tetzel, with the approval of the pope, sold indulgences to any Christian who paid money for the rebuilding of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome. Tetzel said that purchasing these indulgences would assure entry into heaven for the buyers and their dead relatives