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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION - Coggle Diagram
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
CAUSES
The low clergy's lack of training
The church hierarchy did not give much importance to the training
many of them did not behave appropriately.
The bad example set by the high clergy
The majority of those at the top occupied for their own gain
They did not respect the customs or morals
The church's wealth
The high clergy lived a life of luxury
The church possessed extensive lands and taxed the humble population
It also obtained income by carrying out religious sacraments and veneration of holy relics.
The buying and selling of ecclesiastical positions
These positions provided an income and economic rights
The sale of indulgences
When the church needed money sold indulgences
LUTHER'S BREAK FROM ROME
Martin Luther was scandalised by the amount of corruption in the Church
He published 95 Theses in 1517
This marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
Luther continued to criticise the Church and develop his ideas, resulting in the Lutheran doctrine
His main principles
Free interpretation of the Bible
anyone could read and interpret the Bible
Faith and God's will
Forgiveness and salvation do not depend on the good deeds
Rejection of the veneration of
the Virgin Mary
saints
holy relics
Rejection of the sacraments
Opposition to the Church owning property
THE SPREAD OF THE REFORMATION
Lutheranism spread rapidly across northern Europe
The movement also diversified and other reformers appeared
Ultricht Zwingli
John Calvin
Anglican Church