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Luther Leads The Reformation - Coggle Diagram
Luther Leads The Reformation
Causes of The Reformation
What were some of the criticisms of the Catholic Church before the Reformation?
Answer: That some of the Church's leaders were corrupted. Many priests and monks were so poorly educated that they could scarcely read, let alone teach people.
Some rulers began to challenge the Church's political power.
The popes who ruled during the Renaissance patronized the arts, spent extravagantly on personal pleasure, and fought wars.
Pope Alexander VI, for example, admitted that he had fathered several children. Many popes were too busy pursuing worldly affairs to have much time for spiritual duties.
Other broke their priestly vows by marrying, and some drank to excess or gambled.
What were some of the forces that challenged the church's authority by 1500?
Answer: That the pope had worldly power. They also taught that the Bible had more authority than Church leaders.
At the same time more writers and scholars began to write and translate words into the local vernacular, or common language, instead of using Latin.
Finally, northern merchants resented paying church taxes to Rome.
Spurred by these social, political, and economic forces, a new movement for religious reform began in Germany. It then had swept much of Europe.
In addition, many Europeans were reading religious works and forming their own opinions about the Church. The atmosphere in Europe was ripe for reform by the early 1500s.
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The Bible was being printed for every Vernacular language.
Religion
Luther Challenges the Church
Why was Martin Luther unhappy with the sale of indulgences?
He was unhappy with the sale of indulgences because it was people trying to buy their way into heaven. He did not like that Tetzel was giving people the impression that buying an indulgence would pardon your sins.
Conflict
Luther was very against the sale of indulgences and wanted people to know the truth. He wrote 95 Theses attacking the "pardon merchants." These actions started the reformation that led to Christian Churches not accepting the pope's authority.
What caused Luther's ideas to spread throughout Germany?
The printing press caused his ideas to spread in Germany. Someone copied Luther's words that he posted and took them to a press and from there they were advertised in Germany.
The 95 Theses
Luther's Teachings
His teachings had three main ideas:
All church teachings should come directly from the bible and be clearly based off of the words.
All people of faith were equal, people did not need priests to interpret the bible for them.
People can only reach salvation by forgiveness. People needed to do good works and have faith in God in order to earn salvation.
Culture
The Response Of Luther
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Why did luthers teaching become popular and attract followers?
Luther was astonished at how rapidly his ideas spread and attracted followers.They saw Luther's protests as a way to challenge Church control. A Catholic, who opposed Luther's teachings
Conflict
Answer- Many people had been unhappy with the Church for political and economic reasons.
why do you think charles v could not force protestant princes back into catholic church even after defeating them in war?
Answer- Luther's ideas were too strong, the abuses in the Catholic Church caused people to lose faith
Church officials in Rome viewed Luther simply as a rebellious monk who needed to be punished by his superiors. However, as Luther’s ideas became more popular, the pope realized that this monk was a serious threat.
