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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
Reformation
religious movement ( start 16. century)
instigated
Division of the Christian Church
Founding of protestant churches
CAUSES
Low clergy's
lack of training
church hierarchy
not importance
training of its priests
Bad example
of high clergy
did not respect
customs
morals
Church's
wealth
high clergy
life of luxury
church
possessed
extensive lands
taxed the humble population
obtained
income
carrying out religious sacraments
buying
and
selling
of
ecclesiastical positions
positions provided
an income
economic rights
sale of indulgences
when church need money
it sold indulgences
This angered the believers and provoked riots, but nothing was done to resolve the situation.
LUTHER'S BREAK FROM ROME
Martin Luther
scandalised
amount of
corruption in the Church
1517
Published 95
Theses
criticising
the sale of indulgences
bad practices of the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
Protestant Reformation
began
Luther continued to criticise the Church
Free interpretation of the Bible
Forgiveness depend on faith and God's will
Rejection of veneration of Virgin Mary, saints and holy relics
Opposition to the Church owning property
SPREAD OF THE REFORMATION
Lutheranism spread rapidly across northern Europe
movement diversified, other reformers appeared
with new doctrines
Ultricht Zwingli
Swiss pastor
, his doctrine rejected the authority of the Pope
John Calvin,
spread a Protestantism from Geneva in Switzerland
Pope
not give his consent for
King Henry VIII to divorce
Catherine of Aragón
