Catholic Church Rhetorical Analysis
Direct examination:
Courtney: Are you a member of the Roman Catholic Church?
Zach: No I am not, I am a member of the church of England.
Courtney:Were you ever a member of the Roman Catholic Church?
Zach: Yes, I was at one point.
Courtney: What caused you to separate from the church?
Zach: I left the Catholic church due to the corruption of the priests and the pope. Also, I disagree with their practice of the selling of indulgences.
Courtney: What is the selling of indulgences? Zach: The selling of indulgences is simply the payment to the Catholic Church to bypass on a sin, that allowed you exemption from punishment. (penance)
Courtney: Do you think the Catholic Church and the Pope are corrupt for selling indulgences and being selective about who they sold them to?
Zach:Yes, it proved to me that they were preaching heretical doctrines.
Courtney: Are you saying that the Pope is the one preaching heretical doctrines?!?!
Zach: Yes, because nowhere in the bible do they speak of selling indulgences. The pope himself was making up these heretical doctrines …show more content…
Martin Luther was taking and preaching purely from the bible, whereas, the pope was creating and teaching based on things never stated in scripture. Similarly, count 2 is false because of members of the catholic church, like Henry VIII, left by their own will to follow or pursue teachings of martin Luther because they I felt that the popes authority was no longer valid because he had strayed from true and pure teachings from the bible. Finally, count 3, the willful denial of the authority of the pope and catholic church is not a valid charge against Luther because one cannot be guilty of leaving corruption, and the church clearly was. Luther was trying to bring the people back to the bible and the “true” meaning and purpose of the church that he dedicated his entire life
Courtney: Are you a member of the Roman Catholic Church?
Zach: No I am not, I am a member of the church of England.
Courtney:Were you ever a member of the Roman Catholic Church?
Zach: Yes, I was at one point.
Courtney: What caused you to separate from the church?
Zach: I left the Catholic church due to the corruption of the priests and the pope. Also, I disagree with their practice of the selling of indulgences.
Courtney: What is the selling of indulgences? Zach: The selling of indulgences is simply the payment to the Catholic Church to bypass on a sin, that allowed you exemption from punishment. (penance)
Courtney: Do you think the Catholic Church and the Pope are corrupt for selling indulgences and being selective about who they sold them to?
Zach:Yes, it proved to me that they were preaching heretical doctrines.
Courtney: Are you saying that the Pope is the one preaching heretical doctrines?!?!
Zach: Yes, because nowhere in the bible do they speak of selling indulgences. The pope himself was making up these heretical doctrines …show more content…
Martin Luther was taking and preaching purely from the bible, whereas, the pope was creating and teaching based on things never stated in scripture. Similarly, count 2 is false because of members of the catholic church, like Henry VIII, left by their own will to follow or pursue teachings of martin Luther because they I felt that the popes authority was no longer valid because he had strayed from true and pure teachings from the bible. Finally, count 3, the willful denial of the authority of the pope and catholic church is not a valid charge against Luther because one cannot be guilty of leaving corruption, and the church clearly was. Luther was trying to bring the people back to the bible and the “true” meaning and purpose of the church that he dedicated his entire life