Indulgences

Purgatory

Purgatory was the Catholic belief of a place where souls went before they went to heaven. Kind of like a place you went and were judged by your actions.

Indulgences were a method created by the church to raise money. They were basically a form that relieved you from your sins.

as the Church letting people buy their way into heaven

The priests of the church became rich by giving indulgences to those who paid for them. This was seen

Protestant

A Protestant is a person who sided with Martin Luther and questioned the church. A protestant believed what Martin Luther thought was correct and supported him. Luther's beliefs were that anyone could have a direct relationship with god, and as long as people believed in God and lived by the Bible would be saved.