history paper
How far was the German Reformation caused by anger surrounding the Indulgences scandal within the German states?
The Indulgences scandal had limited ideas of being the most important reason for the Reformation, but as well as this, Luther was another reason for the Reformation but the most important reason was down to the Renaissance. The Renaissance was the most significant reason for the Reformation because of the new ways of spreading ideas. The printing press helped Luther spread his ideas of the Reformation.
Firstly the Indulgences scandal had very low reasons for it being the main reason for the Reformation. The Indulgences scandal was just another fault wrong with the church. Without Luther no one would of actually stepped back and saw that the scandal was wrong. It was only till Luther came along and bluntly showed the layity about how the papacy was just abusing them. On the other hand thought without the Indulgences scandal Luther may not have put as much dedication into changing the church, form a young child Luther always believed that no matter what you do or pay as soon as your born it has been decided weather you are going to be placed in hell or heaven. Again the Indulgences scandal had some beneficial points towards it though it was seen as a trigger cause. So maybe without it the Reformation would never happen. But again it was just another fault wrong with the church though so it could have been anything else which could have started the Reformation. Over all the Reformation could have happened without it because with Luther then the layity wouldn’t have seen it as a problem.
Luther actions had a more vital part to play in the Reformation than the Indulgences scandal because, without Luther then the Indulgences and the 95 these wouldn’t have ever been placed openly in the eyes of the layity. Also Luther gained a lot of the support from the German states due to Germany being abused by the Papacy by the Increasing taxes. So the German states
The Indulgences scandal had limited ideas of being the most important reason for the Reformation, but as well as this, Luther was another reason for the Reformation but the most important reason was down to the Renaissance. The Renaissance was the most significant reason for the Reformation because of the new ways of spreading ideas. The printing press helped Luther spread his ideas of the Reformation.
Firstly the Indulgences scandal had very low reasons for it being the main reason for the Reformation. The Indulgences scandal was just another fault wrong with the church. Without Luther no one would of actually stepped back and saw that the scandal was wrong. It was only till Luther came along and bluntly showed the layity about how the papacy was just abusing them. On the other hand thought without the Indulgences scandal Luther may not have put as much dedication into changing the church, form a young child Luther always believed that no matter what you do or pay as soon as your born it has been decided weather you are going to be placed in hell or heaven. Again the Indulgences scandal had some beneficial points towards it though it was seen as a trigger cause. So maybe without it the Reformation would never happen. But again it was just another fault wrong with the church though so it could have been anything else which could have started the Reformation. Over all the Reformation could have happened without it because with Luther then the layity wouldn’t have seen it as a problem.
Luther actions had a more vital part to play in the Reformation than the Indulgences scandal because, without Luther then the Indulgences and the 95 these wouldn’t have ever been placed openly in the eyes of the layity. Also Luther gained a lot of the support from the German states due to Germany being abused by the Papacy by the Increasing taxes. So the German states