The Reformation Flashcards
What was the council of Trent focused on
Discipline and dochturine
What were the 4 causes of the reformation
Poorly educated priests
The abuses of the church
The wealth of the church
The power of the kings
What are the abuses of the church
Simony
Nepotism
Absenteeism
Pluralism
The sale of indulgences
What is simony
The buying or selling of positions within the church
What is nepotism
The appointing of relatives to church jobs regardless of merit
Pluralism
Holding more than one church job at the same time
What is absenteeism
A priest or bishop being absent from their parish for a long period of time
What are indulgences
Special prayers that were said to reduce the time a soul spent in purgatory
Who is Martin Luther
Martin Luther is the man who started the reformation
When was Martin Luther born
1483
What is justification by Faith alone
It means that only faith in God could get a person into heaven
What is salvation
How to get into heaven
Who was the man selling indulgences that caused Luther to write the 95 theses
John Tetzel
Why was John Tetzel selling indulgences to the local people
Half of the money he raised was for the rebuilding of St Peter’s Basilica, with the other half going to the Archbishop of Mainz.
What is the 95 theses
Arguments
What is excommunication
It means you’ll be expelled from the church and no longer able to receive sacraments
What is a papal bull
A formal letter and command
What is diet or Worms
Charles v called a meeting with German princes in Worms
What is a Hersey
Knowingly holding beliefs that went against the official teachings of the church
What were the churches counter reformation
The court of inquisition
New religious orders
The council of Trent
What is the court of inquisition
It was to try and arrest, and punish anyone who was thought to be a threat to the churches teachings
Who were the jesuits founded by
Ignatius Loyola in 1534
Who were the jesuits
They were missionaries that were trained like army personal and were trained to follow orders without question
What was the council of Trent
Was churches the response to its attack on its teachings by the reformers
Name 3 rules the church put in place to impose discipline
Simony, pluralism, nepotism, absenteeism and the sale of indulgences were banned.
• Seminaries were set up in every diocese to train priests.
• Priests were to be celibate and could not marry.
What is predestination
the belief that God had already decided before a person was born whether they would go to heaven
Catechism
This was designed to provide people with clear, simple answers to questions about their faith,
