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    Anna Ganser Period 6 THE GREAT SCHISM BETWEEN ROME AND CONSTANTINOPLE The schism between the Roman Catholics and the Orthodox Christians was mainly caused by heresy‚ in which the Orthodox Patriarchs deposed Pope Nicholas in 867 CE‚ the difference in language also caused controversy over the unity of one church so the Orthodox requested that there be two patriarchs‚ also when the Roman Church separated itself by the pretensions and became a monarchy without any further consultations from the Greeks

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    Theses to the door of a church. This was the start of the Protestant Reformation‚ and the schism in the church. The major causes of the Reformation‚ which were political‚ social‚ and ideological circumstances had led to the dividing of the church. From this revolutionary beginning came new ideologies that evolved from the cons of the catholic views on. By the tenth century‚ the Roman Catholic Church had dominated religious life in Northern and Western Europe. Still‚ the church did not have the approval

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    Roman Catholic Church even though he didn’t agree with their ideas‚ but during the 16th century he branched out from the church and started the protestant reformation. This event led to him becoming one of the most influential and controversial figures in all of Christian history. Throughout the process‚ he gained many followers who soon split from the Roman Catholic Church to join the protestant religion‚ just like Martin Luther did. During this era‚ very few people were against the church‚ but the

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    Martin Luther Research Paper

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    There are numerous biographies of Martin Luther’s life and several in depth analysis of his ideas‚ but very few focus on his life after the Reformation. After the leading the German Protestant Reformation‚ Martin Luther continued to work on his ideas‚ but he then took those beliefs and applied them to his own life. Martin Luther spent a number of years “defining the faith” and then the remainder of his life “living the faith.” Katherine von Bora and Martin Luther both deserted their life of obedience

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    Neolithic Revolution

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    tone period in europe when the roman catholic church had a lot of power and people were very serious about church and their religion. pope leo x was in charge of the church‚ pope leo x had people buy indulgences (ticket to heaven) he issued indulgences to raise money to raise money This indulgence was criticized by Martin Luther and the reason for the Protestant Reformation. monk martin luther who was against the indulgences wanted to discuss with the church about the true path to salvation. He wrote

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    modernisation of the Catholic Church‚ ecumenism and to bring a social reformation system‚ “it was to be a new Pentecost‚ a means of regeneration for the church…a way towards the reunion of the separated brethren of the east and west” – Pope John XXIII. This regeneration was known as “Aggiornamento”‚ meaning renewal. This reformed Christian church worked to develop and renew the expression of Christianity. Through the Vatican II the church established a definition for itself; a church for all people

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    which caused him to be accused of heresy by the Catholic Church. He was accused of heresy because his words had challenged the pope and the practices of the Catholic Church. While some people think Martin Luther was guilty of heresy‚ there are other people that think that Martin Luther was innocent. From doing research‚ Martin Luther was guilty of the charges presented against him. First of all‚ Martin Luther was technically a member of the Catholic Church. Since‚ Martin Luther was a Christian theologian;

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    Magisterium

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    Magisterium In Catholicism‚ the magisterium is the authority that lays down what is the authentic teaching of the Church. For the Catholic Church‚ that authority is vested uniquely in the pope and the bishops who are in communion with him.[3] Sacred Scripture and Tradition "make up a single sacred deposit of the Word of God‚ which is entrusted to the Church"‚[4] and the magisterium is not independent of this‚ since "all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed is derived from this

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    Thomas More wrote Utopia a few years before the Protestant Reformation‚ during a period rife with religious instability. Not everyone trusted the corrupt Roman Catholic Church‚ and many Europeans looked elsewhere for their religious inspiration. Though the Utopian religion has some similarities with Catholicism and Protestantism‚ it is an entirely unique belief system uninfluenced by the numerous European faiths of the period. The main thing the sets the Utopian religion apart is its complete religious

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    took place in the 15th century. A man named Martin Luther‚ a German monk‚ had a vision beyond the Catholic Church. In his eyes‚ the Catholic Church was corrupt and wanted to change that. Martin Luther had a very encouraging personality that made him fight for what he believed. The Catholic Church not only rejected Luther’s letters and visions but also wrote back. Martin Luther attacked the Catholic Church‚ but his efforts towards his beliefs led to appeal to German groups. Most of these groups agreed

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