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====[[Reformation]]====

In the 16th century, the practice of buying indulgences for the forgiveness of sins became prominent in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. A number of prominent Christians questioned the teaching of purgatory and indulgences, culminating in [[1517 AD]] with the [[German ]] [[Martin Luther ]] circulating his [[95 Theses ]] disputing indulgences. This marked the start of the [[Reformation ]] and the [[Protestantism|Protestant Church]]. The ideas in Germany were taken up in other northern [[Europe|European countries]], [[England ]] and [[Switzerland]]. The Protestant Churches taught that the [[Bible ]] had sole absolute authority, that every believer could come to [[God the Father ]] through [[Christ ]] without the need for a [[priest]], and that [[justification by faith|justification was through faith alone]].