Luther Leads the Reformation Flashcards
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Causes of Reformation…
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- gained power and wealth
- influence worldliness and extravagance
- strayed from its spiritual roots
- Protestant Reformation- a protest movement against the Catholic Church
- financial and corruption
- abuse of power
- immorality
- church taxed people from Renaissance projects
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Criticisms of the Catholic Church
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*indulgences- pardons issued by the Pope to reduce a person’s time in purgatory
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Martin Luther
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- believed that selling indulgences was sinful
- criticized the power of the Pope and the wealth of the Church
- Luther’s 95 Theses were for church leaders
- his actions began the reformation (religious movement)
- causes discussion at universities
- PRINTING PRESS helped them spread throughout Europe
- read by intellectuals, clergy, and laypeople
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Luther’s Message
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*christian practices should come from the Bible
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The Spread of Protestantism
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- Luther stood against the Catholic Church
* opened the door to other religions
