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    Georgia Riendeau wrote a letter to the Pope in 1452 expressing displeasure with the Roman Catholic Church. She criticized the church for selling indulgences, putting clergy over parishioners, charging too much in taxes, and giving jobs to friends over the poor. Riendeau believed indulgences allowed only the rich to buy forgiveness, and that people should achieve salvation through faith alone. She suggested the Pope read Martin Luther's 95 Theses to address these issues, or she and others would start following a Protestant religion.

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    Georgia Riendeau wrote a letter to the Pope in 1452 expressing displeasure with the Roman Catholic Church. She criticized the church for selling indulgences, putting clergy over parishioners, charging too much in taxes, and giving jobs to friends over the poor. Riendeau believed indulgences allowed only the rich to buy forgiveness, and that people should achieve salvation through faith alone. She suggested the Pope read Martin Luther's 95 Theses to address these issues, or she and others would start following a Protestant religion.

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    Georgia Riendeau

    123 Sesame Street


    Paris,France10011

    4thSeptember1452

    ThePope
    00120PiazzaSanPietro
    DelVaticano,VaticanCity

    DearMr.Pope,
    IamextremelydispleasedwiththeRomanCatholicChurchatthistime.Youareselling
    indulgences,puttingtheclergybeforeparishmembers,chargestoomanytaxes,andevengiving
    jobstoyourfriendsbeforethepoorvillagers.
    Ibelievethatsellingindulgencesisverywrong,noteveryonecanaffordthem.Onlythe
    richareabletobuytheforgivenessoftheirsinsinordertohavecleansouls.Peopleshouldbe
    abletoachievesalvationthroughfaithalone,notbybuyingtheirwaythere.IalsothinktheBible
    shouldbetheultimateauthorityandhavemorepowerthanclergymembers.Ifmembersofthe
    churchlearnedtoreadtheycouldlearntheBiblethemselvesandbetterunderstandit.The
    clergymembersaregettingtoomuchmoneyfromtaxesandarespendingitonthemselvesnot
    onthecommunity.Iftheclergywoulddonatemoneytothecityandhelpbuildmorecathedrals
    insteadofpalacesforthemselvestheworshippersmightnotthinkthechurchisascorrupt.
    Alongwithtakingtaxmoneyyouaregivingallthewellpayingjobstoyourclosefriendsand
    family,thiscausesthevillagerstobepoorerandunabletosupporttheirfamilies.
    The95Theses,writtenbyMartinLutheraddressesmanyoftheseproblemsandmore,so
    Isuggestyoureaditandmakesomechangestoourchurch.OtherwiseI,alongwithmany
    familiesamgoingtostartfollowingoneoftheprotestantreligions.Pleasetakemyletterinto
    consideration,thankyou.

    Sincerely,
    GeorgiaRiendeau

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