reformation and counter-reformation

• why did Protestants reformers like Martin Luther King and John Calvin reject the idea of purgatory?


  undermined Christ's sacrifice for salvation and was not supported by scripture
• how did the selling of indulgences lead to controversy during the Protestant Reformation?


  it was sold for profit- abuse in the practice
• what was the council of Trent's response to the criticism of indulgences and purgatory during Reformation?


  condemned selling of indulgences - purgatory was aided by prayer and good work of faithful people