Religion In 16th Century Germany

Religion is one of the ways we can show our personalities and express ourselves. Imagine a world where you have to follow a specific religion and you get punished for not obeying the law. That was the issue in 16th century Germany. The issues that cause groups of people or countries to come to the conflict was the revolts against the church and higher power. The church was put down by Martin Luther and his reform against the obscured ways of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was a German professor of theology, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther rejected several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly fought with the church on views of indulgences. He even wrote ninety- five theses on the power of indulgence, which made people think about the other lies the Catholic Church had made them believe. The people who revolted against the church were called Protestants. Protestant were followers of the Christian Church that separated from the Roman Catholic church and followed the principles of the Reformation. They were tired of being lied to and taken advantage of by the church. The church used to take the money of the common people in exchange to get rid of
Lutheranism was not a single entity, which means that human belief structures are varied and complicated. Lutheranism Accepts the teachings of the first seven ecumenical councils of the undivided Christian Church. The first seven ecumenical councils are First Council of Nicaea, First Council of Constantinople, Council of Ephesus, Council of Chalcedon, Second Council of Constantinople, Third Council of Constantinople, and finally the Second Council of Nicaea. Lutheranism was one of the first Protestant religions/churches in the world and it all started because of a revolt against the Catholic Church and higher