Chapter 8: The Reformation Flashcards
What was the Reformation?
The Reformation began in Germany as a protest against abuses in the Catholic Church.
It led to the establishment of the Protestant churches.
What was the causes of the Reformation? (Name + explain 1)
Abuses: People critical of abuses in CC such as Nepotism - appointing relatives to church positions; simony-buying & selling church positions; pluralism-having more than one parish or diocese; absenteeism-being absent from your parish or diocese; bad organisation - many priests uneducated so they could not read Bible or preach
Where did the reformation begin?
The Reformation started in Germany in the Early 16% century. Martin Luther riticised the Catholic Church.
Reformation in Ireland?
The Tudors introduced the same religious change in Ireland as they did in England. But they failed to covert Ireland to Protestantism. Why?
Irish Catholics rejected Protestantism because they saw it as part of England’s plan to control the country.
Irish was the main language of the people, while the new religion was linked to the spread of the English language.
Irish Catholics resisted the dosure of the monasteries.
The Catholic Counter-Reformation??.
The Catholic Counter-Reformation refers to the efforts of the Catholic Church to reform itself and to stop the spread of Protestantism.
What was the council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a council of the cardinals and bishops to reform the Catholic Church.
Results of the council of Trent
- The Catholic religion became the most important Christian religion in Europe.
- There were greater divisions between Catholics and Protestants in Europe.
What was Martin Luther’s role in the renaissance
challenged the Catholic Church’s teachings 1517, he began the Protestant Reformation. This religious movement caused millions of Europeans to leave the Catholic Church
