Johann Tetzel, was a Dominican Friar 1489-1519, he was commisioned by the Pope (Alexander VI) to preach the Jubilee Indulgence (Disambiguation) in 1502 and this he did for most of his ecclesiastic career.
in 1513 Giovanni De' Medici was elected Pope (Leo X) he was quoted by Venetian writer as saying on the day of his election; "God has given us the Papacy. Now let us ENJOY it".
Leo was a very educated man and he was seen as a great scholar, but he was also very good at spending lavishly on himself and his followers. It was not long b4 he was in need of financial help, thus he called on Johann Tetzel, to bring home the bacon. Johann used the phrase; " As soon as the coin in the coffers rings, your resued soul to heaven springs" to gain monies from Kings and Princes throughout Christendom, abusing the Papal act of Indulgence. Luthers 95 theses on the subject of Papal Indulgences were the main foundation of modern Protestantism. Do you still see RC as the true religion?
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