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On this day in 1517, [[Martin Luther]] posted a proposal at the doors of a church in [[Wittenberg]], Germany to debate the [[doctrine]] and practice of indulgences[[indulgence]]s. This proposal is popularly known as the [[95 Theses]], which he nailed to the Castle Church doors. This was not an act of defiance or provocation as is sometimes thought. Since the Castle Church faced Wittenberg's main thoroughfare, the church door functioned as a public bulletin board and was therefore the logical place for posting important notices. Also, the theses were written in Latin, the language of the church, and not in the vernacular. Nonetheless, the event created a controversy between Luther and those allied with the [[Pope]] over a variety of doctrines and practices. When Luther and his supporters were excommunicated in 1520, the Lutheran tradition was born. This in turn would later ease the creation of the Reformed and [[Anabaptist]] traditions as well.