By 1517, however, he could no longer hold himself in and on 31 October, the eve of All Saints’ Day, he made his move. In an action which would reverberate around the world, he nailed to the door of Wittenberg church ninety-five theses attacking the sale of indulgences, and daring any one at all to come forward and argue with him.14 ‘I, Martin Luther, Doctor, of the Order of Monks at Wittenberg, desire to testify publicly that certain propositions against pontifical indulgences, as they call them, have been put forth by me…’
