Martin Luther was strongly in favour of print because it was the most powerful tool he had to challenge the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and spread his Protestant Reformation ideas. In 1517, he wrote his "Ninety-Five Theses" criticising Church practices, and printed copies were distributed all over Germany, reaching a massive audience almost instantly. Print allowed his translation of the New Testament into German to be accessible to common people, enabling them to read the scriptures for themselves. He famously said, "Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one," because it allowed his message to spread rapidly and uncontrollably, creating a popular movement that the Church could not suppress.