Indulgences In Oedipus The King

The movie begins with Martin Luther terrified in the middle of a storm and trying to escape. He pleads to God and promises that he will become a monk if God lets him live. Luther survives and becomes a monk like he promised God. He travels to Rome to deliver a priest's letters. While he is there he sees how corrupt Rome has become. Luther decides to buy an indulgence for his grandfather in hoped that he will leave Purgatory and go to heaven. Luther realizes how wrong the selling of indulgences and that they are completely false. They are merely a scam for the Pope to get money. Luther then returnes to Germany to talk to the Priest. The priest then sends Luther to Wittenberg in order to obtain a doctorate in theology. The priest thinks Luther
He makes fun of the gestures suggesting they are ludicrous that they actually work. Martin Luther writes the 95 Theses and nails them on the church door. The citizens use the printing press to copy his Theses into books. His ideas can then easily be spread through the copies of his Theses. Luther later learns he is summoned to appear in Augsburg and that he is threatened with excommunication. Aleander suggests Martin recant, but he does not do so. Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin and declares all his work to be burned. While in excommunication, Martin translates the New Testament of the Bible into German. He believes that everyone should be able to read it for themselves to understand and be familiar with the scripture. Martin is given a second chance in Worms. Martin is once again asked if he will recant his work. He replies that he needs one more day to figure it out, and the council grudgingly accepts. The next day he again denies to recant his work. The Cardinal demands that Martin be taken to Rome, but Prince Frederick disagrees, so he kidnaps Luther and keeps him in Wartburg Castle. Chaos errupts when Luther