Which descriptions of Martin Luther are accurate?

Question

Choose all answers that are correct.

Responses

He was a professor of biblical studies who publicly posted 95 theses that led to the Protestant Reformation.

He was a professor of biblical studies who publicly posted 95 theses that led to the Protestant Reformation.

He was a charismatic friar who traveled through Germany preaching and selling indulgences.

He was a charismatic friar who traveled through Germany preaching and selling indulgences.

He was a monk who criticized the Church for selling indulgences, and he translated the Bible into German.

He was a monk who criticized the Church for selling indulgences, and he translated the Bible into German.

He was the Roman Catholic pope who brought bishops together at the Council of Trent.

Answer 1

The accurate descriptions of Martin Luther are:

1. He was a professor of biblical studies who publicly posted 95 theses that led to the Protestant Reformation.
2. He was a monk who criticized the Church for selling indulgences, and he translated the Bible into German.

The other responses regarding him being a charismatic friar selling indulgences or being the Roman Catholic pope are not correct. Martin Luther criticized the sale of indulgences but did not sell them himself, and he was not a pope.