Question

Which was NOT an issue that led to the Reformation?

A Some people began to read the Bible for themselves and decided the Church was wrong in some of its practices.

B Several reformers believed that the only way to gain salvation was by buying indulgences and converting other people.

C Clergy and lay people believed that Church leaders were more concerned with money and power than the spiritual needs of the people.

D Many scholars criticized the sale of indulgences as a means of raising money for the pope's use.

Answer 1

"a. Several reformers believed that the only way to gain salvation was by buying indulgences and converting other people" is the best option from the list, since it was precisely the idea of indulgences being a bad thing that led reformers to rise against the church.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A Some people began to read the Bible for themselves and decided the Church was wrong in some of its practices.

Step-by-step explanation:

The result of the Reformation meant Luther and followers to translate the Bible into coloquial terms, the Vulgata, from the Latin. This enabled people to read for the first time, the Holy Scriptures without having any kind of moderator.

The printing of the Bible was coincidental with Guthenberg's invention of printing machines that distributed the Bible across all Europe.

Translating and making the Bible accesible to anyone was key in the mind of the Reformists, since they tought that interpetation of the Bible was not solely legitime by the Pope neither throught the liturgy.

The Bible was the first book the be printed and also edited into the most languages, the movement of Reformation caused huge social turmoil with a following counter Reformist movement.