Question

What was Luther’s relationship with the Roman Catholic Church when he wrote the Ninety-five Theses?

Luther was a faithful member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Luther was considered the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Luther was under investigation by the Roman Catholic Church.
Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer 1

Luther was a faithful member of the Roman Catholic Church.

He was an Augustinian monk and university professor in 1517 and wrote the Ninety-five Theses as a critique and call for academic debate within the Church, not as a separated or excommunicated figure.