The Event That Eventually Led to Luther's Break with the Church

Multiple Choice

The event that eventually led to Luther's break with the church was

A) the Council of Pisa's declaration that maintained the necessity of Purgatory for salvation.
B) the increase of Papal taxes on the German peasantry.
C) widespread sale of indulgences by preaching monks.
D) the declaration that the German clergy must pay taxes.
E) the papacy's threat to remove the German emperor.