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Treasure House of Merit (or
treasure of merit) was one of the core complaints of
Martin Luther at the start of the Reformation in his
Ninety-Five Theses (see #56-60). While Luther didn't question that the Treasure House of Merit existed, he questioned that the Church had sole possession. He believed God had given merits equally to everyone, and thus merits couldn't be sold by the Church.
According to Luther's understanding of
Roman Catholic Church theology, in the early days of the Church, the great saints died and went to heaven before they'd used up all their accumulated
merits, which are earned by all Catholics while doing good deeds on Earth. The Church had possession of these extra merits and could, in Luther's understanding, sell them back to the people over time, thus allowing one to buy merits, rather than having to actually do the good deeds normally needed to earn them the "old fashioned way".
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