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"Luther is said to have posted the ninety-five these, or statements, on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg for everyone to read. What particularly angered Luther was Tetzel's claim that 'as soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul form purgatory springs.' Luther had previously given little indication of his growing disillusion with Church authority. He was a diligent scholar whose translation of the Bible helped to develop a standard version of German. His objections to indulgences seem to have formed during a visit he made to Rome in 1511. Here he was shocked to the core by the worldly depravity of the papal court. . . . Within two weeks, printed copies of the Ninety-Five Theses were circulating throughout Germany and within two months throughout Europe. . . . On May 25, 1521, the Emperor Charles V issued the Edict of Worms, which declared Martin Luther an outlaw." [Furtado: 1001 Days]