storm that would forever change the world. This perfect storm was the protestant reformation. The protestant reformation was headed by catholic monk named Martin Luther; Luther began the reformation when he could no longer tolerate the corruption in the Roman Catholic church. The protestant reformation was caused by a variety of corruptions within the catholic church‚ and dissatisfactions outside the church related to the church’s habits‚ some of these included: economic corruption‚ the sale of
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Key Ingredients that Engendered the Protestant Reformation Since the foundations of the Christian faith‚ the Catholic denomination has consistently been the most powerful and largest church community. The Pope held supreme religious power over the world and eventually held position as an important governmental figure. Throughout the times of the Middle Ages and Renaissance the Roman Catholic Church was the central basis and concern for all people. They forced people to obey their laws and pay sums
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The Mass‚ as celebrated in the Catholic Church‚ is the most important part of the Catholic faith‚ aside from a person’s relationship with God himself. It is a common belief that the term “Mass” refers only to the liturgy. However‚ it is actually a broad term for the Celebration of the Eucharist. Partaking in the Eucharist‚ therefore‚ is essential for a person to continue fulfilling their baptismal promise. Eucharist literally means “to give thanks.” At the Last Supper‚ Jesus sat around a table with
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the 1500’s the Roman Catholic Church was all powerful in Western Europe. There were no other choices. The Catholic Church was very controlling and protected its position amongst the society. Anybody who was willing to have gone against the Catholic Church was labelled a heretic and burnt at the stake. There was no other way. The Catholic Church did not tolerate anyone going against its doctrine. Anyone who expressed an interest in going against the teachings of the Catholic Church were considered
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By the 16th century‚ the Roman Catholic Church ’s corruption was beginning to spread. Simony‚ or the buying of church offices‚ was common along with pluralism which was the appointment of multiple bishops in multiple areas. Tithing had become mandatory to support the church ’s bloated clergy‚ yet it was the poorly paid servents who did the priest ’s duties. Meanwhile due to the invention of the printing press‚ common people were reading doctrine for themselves. All these factors sparked a major discontent
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There are two important events that become bookends of the era‚ acting as the beginning and ending‚ chronologically. The first is the posting of Martin Luther’s “Ninety Five Theses”‚ his protest against the indulgence system of the Roman Catholic Church‚ in 1517. The second in 1648‚ is the Peace of Westphalia‚ a set of treaties that solidify the end of both the Eighty Years’ War and the Thirty Years’ War‚ ending the domestic disruptions caused by the political and religious movement. From
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The Renaissance and Reformation period brought great uncertainty and change to the Catholic Church and brought the start of a new religion. As we look at this time period for the purpose of this paper there will be a focus on this change from the perspective of where did ultimate authority resided. The perspective of the Catholic Church was that the ultimate authority resided with the Pope and he held the power over both religious growth and secular government. During this time many Kings and
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Visit Christ the King Baptist Church‚ that’s the name of the church I recently attended‚ and although it was a lot different from my own catholic faith‚ I enjoyed it very much. There were a lot of people in this service; around 35 to 45 people were present. Everyone that was there was dressed semi-formal‚ casual clothes which were the same thing in the Catholic Church service. The Pastor John McVicker started out the service with an opening prayer which led us into a psalm about America and how
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Daniel Sedhom 2/11/04 St. Teresa 8-2 "Challenges Facing Catholic Youth Today" Now‚ in a world filled with horrors and the worst of peer pressure our society has ever faced‚ there are many more obstacles facing children in this Twenty-First Century. There are many problems regarding peer pressure. Cigarette smoking and drugs are overcrowding
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blurred‚ all the more since one’s religious affiliation may determine his/her political commitments. Nevertheless‚ it does not seem to be obvious‚ to what extent these two factors are interrelated: Does religion influence civic participation? Are the Catholics or the Protestants more likely to be actively involved in politics? What effects (if any) does the relationship between church and state have on the civic participation of Latino minority communities? The object of this essay is to examine what
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