Archbishop Albrecht of Mainz and Magdeburg did not reply to Luther's letter containing the 95 Theses. He had the theses checked for heresy and in December 1517 forwarded them to Rome. He needed the revenue from the indulgences to pay off a papal dispensation for his tenure of more than one bishopric. As Luther later noted, "the pope had a finger in the pie as well, because one half was to go to the building of St Peter's Church in Rome".
To whom did Luther send a letter containing his 95 Theses? After Archbishop Albrecht reviewed the Theses, where did he send them? What did Albrecht need the indulgences to pay for? How much of the indulgences went to Rome? When did Archbishop Albrecht send Luther's letter containing the 95 Theses to Rome?