Luther's Response to Luther's 95 Theses

The 95 theces was essentially an attack on the practice of selling indulgences. The tract went on to ay that the ultimate authority was scripture. If the pope could cite scripture to refute luther's arguments, the priest would gladly recant them. Luther seemed to be challenging the church's authority in a broad sense. And leo knew that an unchecked heresy could become the centre of a sect. Better to silence luther before it was too late.