What were the major causes of the European Renaissance?

If you were Martin Luther, what abuses of the church would you have attacked?

if you can help me with either of those.. i would appreciate it

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This is the answer I'd prepared before the board went down this afternoon.

This site explains several causes of the Renaissance, including Guttenberg's invention of movable type for printing presses.

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/studyguides/subjects/worldhis/chap2/w0202201.asp

I'd probably oppose the same Church abuses that Luther did.