The correct answers are B) He was a German monk who posted 95 statements of criticism and belief which led to the Reformation and D) He was a professor of biblical studies who criticized some Church practices and translated the Bible into German.
The statements describing Martin Luther that are are true are the following: He was a German monk who posted 95 statements of criticism and belief which led to the Reformation. He was a professor of biblical studies who criticized some Church practices and translated the Bible into German.
Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German monk whose ideas and actions provoked the great split with the Roman Catholic Church. This represented the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Luther questioned many practices of the Catholic Church, a situation that bothered the Pope who threatened to excommunicate Luther. Finally, in January 1521, the Pope excommunicated Luther.