who nailed a piece of paper to the door of the university church in wittenburg, germany, containing the ninety-five theses, helping to launch the reformation?
In 1517, Martin Luther the priest and scholar nailed a piece of paper on the door of the Castle Church in Germany containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther decided to write the 95 theses because he was tired of the corruption of the Roman Catholic especially with the practice of asking for money for the return of forgiveness of sins.