The True Treasure of the Church (1)

October 31, 1517, was probably not much different from any other day in Wittenberg, Germany. People were milling about the city, going through their daily routines. Children were running off to school to learn their lessons. Adults were on their way to work or to attend mass at the local church. Maybe some of them passed a street preacher standing next to a large box and heard him shout: “As soon as your money in my box rings, the rescued soul from purgatory springs!” Perhaps a few of them even...