Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising the Church of England and churches which are historically tied to it or have similar beliefs‚ worship practices and church structures.[1] The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana‚ a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English Church. Adherents of Anglicanism are called Anglicans. The great majority of Anglicans are members of churches which are part of the international Anglican Communion.[2] There are‚ however
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The Middle Ages was a time of corruption. The Church came up with several corrupt methods to pay for these church officials. The Church told its people that pilgrimages to sites of relics and holy places were suitable ways to repent for their sins (Walker). “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer demonstrates the idea of not being greedy to enhance characteristics of the Pardoner as he used the Church to gain money. One of the things that the Pardoner was good at was condemning people‚ and
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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 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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4. What were the responses of the Catholic authorities in the 16th century to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation? The demand to reform the Roman Catholic Church stretched on for ages. Many people‚ such as Peter Waldo‚ John Wycliffe‚ and Jan Hus criticized the church for its worldliness and believed that one didn’t need direction from the Church‚ but just needed to read the Bible for guidance. It was from these men that Martin Luther came to the conclusion that faith alone
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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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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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