Protestant Reformation Flashcards
What are some problems in the catholic church?
corruption in the pope elections
(highest bidder got pope)
The catholic church wasnt concerned with people, who/what were they more concerned about?
Wordly possesions were more important.
What were some people supposed to pay for according to the catholic church?
Marriages, baptisms, funerals, etc.
What was the biggest money maker of the catholic church?
peoples Indulgences (sins)
Who was young martin luther?
He studied law to get money.
He was caught in an electrical storm and prayed to become a benedictine monk so he wanted to go to heaven. How?
He whipped hiself
fasted and prayed
took a trip to rome
What is purgatory?
Catholic doctrine about a waiting stop between heavenn and hell.
What was luthers discovery?
He taught and preached leading him to reading the bible.
“man justified by faith not his good works” what does that mean?
A man is judged based on his faith of belief in god rather than when he tries to do good stuff.
what is the 95 theses?
Luther wrote 95 statements and nailed it to the church door.
Where was luther called to about his writings?
Worms, germany to take his writings down.
What happened to luther for protection?
german princes put him in a castle and protected him.
What did he do while stuck in the castle?
Translated the bible so germans could read it.
What was luthers lasting impact on the catholic church?
His protestant reformation was a decline.
People began to read the stuff and make own decisions instead of listening to pope.
