Reformers such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Huldrych Zwingli strived for change in the Church because it was too focused on worldly possessions and became too commercialized. The Reformation was started by Martin Luther, who opposed the Church's sale of indulgences by writing the Ninety-Five Theses. ... Martin Luther asserts that "every prince, nobleman and city should boldly forbid their subjects to pay the annates to Rome and abolish then entirely.... However, as the Protestant Reformation began, Martin Luther printed the Bible in German in 1522 and completely changed the rol...

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