StudentName

123BananaBoatAve
London,England10011

4thSeptember1519

ThePope
00120 Piazza San Pietro
del Vaticano, Vatican City

DearMrPope,

Inoticeyouvebeendoingalotofthingsthatareupsettingmeandotherpeople.You
aresellingindulgences,youaretaxingalotofpeople,youaregivingbetterjobstoyour
friends,andyouguysaregettingtoomuchpowerbeingabletoselectthemonarchs.Ican
barelyaffordtotakecareofmyfamilybecauseyouaretaxingmesomuch.Also,Icanteven
getabetterjobunlesswerefriendswithpeopleattheCatholicChurch!Itissounfair,and
otherpeopleareprotestingtoo.

TheChurchshouldntbedoingthethingstheyredoing.Sellingindulgencesisntright
becauseonlyafewpeoplecanaffordit;onlyrichpeoplecanconfesstheirsinsandgettheir
soulscleaned.Youshouldbeabletoachievesalvationwithouthavingtopayforit;youshould
beabletoachieveitthroughfaith.Also,ontopofthat,youaretaxingeveryoneintheparishto
deathandmostofuscanbarelyaffordtotakecareofourfamilies.Iwouldtrytogetabetter
jobtobeabletotakecareofmyfamilyandpaytaxes,butIcantbecauseyouguysaregiving
yourfriendsthebetterjobs.Mostofthefriendsyouregivingjobstoarentevenqualifiedfor
thejobtheyretakingon.Youareabusingyourpowerandcausinguscitizensoftheparishto
sufferindebt.YouandtheCatholicChurchhavetodosomethingaboutthis.

Inmyopinionthereisasolutiontotheproblem;tomakechangesandlistentoMartin
Luther.MartinLutherisprotestingandhewantstomakechangestotheChurch.Hewantsto
changealittlebitofthereligionbecauseitisverycorrupt.HedisagreeswiththeChurch
focusingonitsownpower,andnotfocusingenoughontheBible.TheBibleshouldbethe
ultimateauthority,andthatyoushouldntbefocusingonallofthepriest'steachings.Hewrote
morethatwaswrongwiththeChurchinthe95Theseshepostedonyourdoorstep,butyou
ignoredit.LutherisstartingtocreatetheLutheranChurch,aprotestantreligionprotesting
againsttheCatholicChurchthatalotofpeoplearestartingtofollow,includingme.Ifyouwant
peopletocontinuetosupporttheCatholicChurch,youneedtomakesomechanges,like
makingindulgencesfree,nottaxingcitizens,notgivingallofyourfriendsthejobstheywant,
andnotabusingyourpower.Ifyoudontmakethischange,peoplewillcontinuetobelievein
theLutheranreligion,andmanyotherprotestantreligions.So,hopefullyyoutakethisletter
intosignificanceifyoucareabouttheCatholicChurchsreputation.

Sincerely,

AudreyNelson