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| - The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Capitalist Paradise which is generally deemed to have begun with Martin Luther's The Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 although a number of precursors such as Jan Hus predate that event. The Reformation is considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648; however, many of the denominations that arose during that period continue to exist and Protestantism constitutes one of the branches of Christianity today.
- The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe. It is thought to have begun in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
- The Protestant Reformation is a general name for a series of movements begun in 1517 by Martin Luther and his nailing of the 95 Theses to the door of the Catholic church in Wittenberg, Germany, protesting the selling of indulgences by the Church. It became a major turning point in Western Church history, as it began a movement back to Biblical principles. Even though many groups split away from the Roman Catholic Church, it provided the impetus for the Counter Reformation, in which the Catholics addressed some of the issues that began the reformation in the first place.
- Martin Luther was a monk at a local monastery near Wittenberg when he decided to write the Pope with a list of suggestions to improve the Catholic church. However as he started to write them all down, Luther got angrier and angrier and by item 95 (or 'abuse') , he had enough and marched round to the cathedral with a hammer and box of nails. There he pinned up the list for everyone to read and signed it Lex (Lexis) Luthor to confuse the authorities.
- The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe. It is thought to have begun with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. The movement began as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church. Many western Catholics were troubled by what they saw as false doctrines and malpractices within the Church, particularly involving the teaching and sale of indulgences. Another major contention was the practice of buying and selling church positions (simony) and what was seen at the time as considerable corruption within the Church's hierarchy. This corruption was seen by many at the time as systemic, even reaching the position of the Pope.
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| - The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Capitalist Paradise which is generally deemed to have begun with Martin Luther's The Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 although a number of precursors such as Jan Hus predate that event. The Reformation is considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648; however, many of the denominations that arose during that period continue to exist and Protestantism constitutes one of the branches of Christianity today.
- The Protestant Reformation is a general name for a series of movements begun in 1517 by Martin Luther and his nailing of the 95 Theses to the door of the Catholic church in Wittenberg, Germany, protesting the selling of indulgences by the Church. It became a major turning point in Western Church history, as it began a movement back to Biblical principles. Even though many groups split away from the Roman Catholic Church, it provided the impetus for the Counter Reformation, in which the Catholics addressed some of the issues that began the reformation in the first place. The Catholic church branded him a heretic and eventually summoned him to appear in front of a type of court, called the Diet of Worms where he defended his interpretation of the Bible, and after that, the attempts to reform the church began. The term "Protestant" came about later, when the Holy Roman Empire decided to enforce Catholicism, and several princes and cities protested the decision. The reformation had five different movements:
* Lutheran Reformation: Lead by Martin Luther
* Reformed Reformation: Lead by Huldrych Zwingli and later by John Calvin
* Radical Reformation: Diverse. Produced the Mennonite, Amish, and Hutterite denominations.
* Counter Reformation: The Roman Catholic internal reformation
* English Reformation: Sometimes considered a misnomer, since it was initially only a change of the hierarchy and not an actual reformation of church practices.
- The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe. It is thought to have begun with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. The movement began as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church. Many western Catholics were troubled by what they saw as false doctrines and malpractices within the Church, particularly involving the teaching and sale of indulgences. Another major contention was the practice of buying and selling church positions (simony) and what was seen at the time as considerable corruption within the Church's hierarchy. This corruption was seen by many at the time as systemic, even reaching the position of the Pope. Martin Luther's spiritual predecessors included men such as John Wycliffe and Johannes Hus, who had attempted to reform the church along similar lines. The Reformation can be said to have begun in earnest on October 31, 1517, in Wittenberg, Saxony (in present-day Germany). There, Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the All Saints' Church, which served as a notice board for university-related announcements. These were points for debate that criticized the Church and the Pope. The most controversial points centered on the practice of selling indulgences and the Church's policy on purgatory. Other reformers, such as Ulrich Zwingli, soon followed. Beliefs and practices under attack by Protestant reformers included purgatory, Particular Judgement, devotion to Mary (Mariology), the intercession of and devotion to the saints, most of the sacraments, the mandatory celibacy requirement of its clergy (including monasticism), and the authority of the Pope. The reform movement soon split along certain doctrinal lines. Spiritual disagreements between Luther and Zwingli, and later between Luther and John Calvin, led to the emergence of rival Protestant churches. The most important denominations to emerge directly from the Reformation were the Lutherans, and the Reformed/Calvinists/Presbyterians. The process of reform had decidedly different causes and effects in other countries. In England, where it gave rise to Anglicanism, the period became known as the English Reformation. Subsequent Protestant denominations generally trace their roots back to the initial reforming movements. The reformers also accelerated the Catholic or Counter Reformation within the Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation is also referred to as the German Reformation, Protestant Revolution or Protestant Revolt.
- The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe. It is thought to have begun in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. The movement began as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church. Many western Catholics were troubled by what they saw as false doctrines and malpractices within the Church, particularly involving the teaching and sale of indulgences. Another major contention was the practice of buying and selling church positions (simony) and what was seen at the time as considerable corruption within the Church's hierarchy. This corruption was seen by many at the time as systemic, even reaching the position of the Pope. The reform movement soon split along certain doctrinal lines. Spiritual disagreements between Martin Luther and Zwingli, and later between Luther and John Calvin, led to the emergence of rival Protestant churches. The most important denominations to emerge directly from the Reformation were the Lutherans, and the Reformed/Calvinists/Presbyterians. The process of reform had decidedly different causes and effects in other countries. In England, where it gave rise to Anglicanism, the period became known as the English Reformation. Subsequent Protestant denominations generally trace their roots back to the initial reforming movements. The reformers also accelerated the Catholic or Counter Reformation within the Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation is also referred to as the German Reformation, Protestant Revolution or Protestant Revolt.
- Martin Luther was a monk at a local monastery near Wittenberg when he decided to write the Pope with a list of suggestions to improve the Catholic church. However as he started to write them all down, Luther got angrier and angrier and by item 95 (or 'abuse') , he had enough and marched round to the cathedral with a hammer and box of nails. There he pinned up the list for everyone to read and signed it Lex (Lexis) Luthor to confuse the authorities. The list was a long ramble of various things that had irked Luther. Like the day his bran flakes had been prepared by a woman or the time he was forced to share a shower with a horse. However it did include these following points:-
* Paying money to release your soul from eternal damnation doesn't work
* The Pope knows Jack Shit
* The Catholic Church is big business dressed up as a religion
* The Jews are to blame for everything
* Monasteries and nunneries are full of sin. I know, I've done it
* Please cancel the milk delivery today When Pope Leo X heard about the list he said Martin Luther was a 'fat German drunk' and ordered the list destroyed. He also asked the Inquisition if they could bring in Luther for a light burning (first offence).
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