Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses condemning the Catholic Church for their “unholy” practices. This public affair acted as the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. In England‚ a state overseen by the Catholic Church‚ Henry VII took note of the increasing popular uprising throughout Europe caused by the Reformation. Seeking annulment of his marriage so he could remarry Henry VIII was refused such an annulment by the church. Unforgivingly upset with the church’s ruling‚ Henry‚ with the
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Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church feeling the church had lost its way and openly accused them of corruption and false teachings by posting a document he authored called the “95 Theses”. Martin Luther was the first to stand up to the Catholic Church and singlehandedly set Protestantism in motion and paved the way for others such as Philipp Melanchthon and John Calvin who also left the Catholic Church in 1530 and also later openly criticized the Catholic church for their corruption as well
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In order for one to become a Saint in the Catholic Church‚ they must have lived a virtuous life in accordance to God’s will‚ as well as the recognition of the Church that they are in heaven. The Church’s assumption of the candidate’s existence in heaven requires evidence from Church officials that they did live a virtuous life on earth and had the faith‚ support and help of God. Candidates were also required to evidence of miracles as evidence that God is working through them. Nano Nagle has been
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the heir to the throne at the very young age 18. In 1509 Henry obtained the papal dispensation required which allowed him to marry is brothers widow Catherin of Argon. In the first couple of years of Henry’s reign Henry relied on the expertise and experience
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the Catholic Church’s beliefs‚ leading to the Protestant Reformation (History.com Staff. “Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”). The Protestant Reformation was a religious‚ political‚ intellectual‚ and cultural upheaval that shaped the Catholic Europe (History.com Staff. “The Reformation”). His teachings said that the Bible is the source of religious authority and that salvation is reached through faith and not by good deeds. These beliefs are what shaped
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the Christian Church was divided into numerous small denominations. The Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church were the two major branches of Christianity. Unfortunately‚ these main denominations could not work together. Both of them wanted to control the Holy Places. In 1690 the Ottoman Sultan granted to the Roman Catholic Church the dominant authority in all the churches in Nazareth‚ Bethlehem and Jerusalem; then in 1740 a Franco-Turkish treaty stated that Roman Catholic monks should
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existed early in the Catholic Church. He marked the importance that the Old Order in the Catholic Church to be more rewarding and allowing further development. In the Early Church‚ minors orders allowed a person to further develop his instruction‚ and discipline in the Church since it consisted of many minor orders that had to be completed‚ before receiving any major orders such as Bishop. The minor orders in the Church were Acolyte‚ Lector‚ and Porter. In the early Church‚ a major minor role
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presence? Philippines is one of the two Catholic predominant countries in Asia‚ other than East Timor and it is the third largest Catholic country in the world after Brazil and Mexico. As the religion acquired by Spanish colonization with the wonder of its tradition and style and despite of the fact that the country has different languages‚ 80 percent of the Filipinos are Roman Catholic that shared a common way of life and practice of being a Catholic based on 2008 International Social Survey Programme
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unpopular‚ rigidly catholic queen‚ Mary Tudor. Nevertheless‚ even before Elizabeth’s succession in 1559‚ she had been constantly given the idea of Catholicism being bad‚ and foreign‚ and in turn Protestantism being good‚ and English. This was taught in the protestant education she received‚ and shown in action by Mary’s suspicious love of her Spanish heritage‚ and her cruel‚ bloody intolerance of Protestants. When Elizabeth finally did become queen‚ England was sore from the catholic whip and was yearning
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the way the Catholic Church was operating. Their complaints differed from each other but had some similarities. Martin Luther wrote the “Ninety-Five Theses” and Olrich Zwingli wrote the “Sixty-Seven Articles.” They had a meeting at Marburg and could not agree on the same beliefs‚ so the Protestant revolution did not have a united front. Luther had many criticisms of the Catholic Church. He made a list of complaints and tried to make the Catholic Church reform itself within the Church. He realized
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