“The lips of the righteous finds favor‚ but the mouth of wicked only what is perverse” (New Living Translation‚ Proverbs 10:32). King Henry VIII lived in England‚ while Martin Luther was from the German States and Europe. Both men lived completely different lives‚ and had completely different motives. King Henry VIII was driven by his own wants and needs for the reform. While‚ Martin Luther was motivated to reform the church for the need to show the truth about God and his persistence to make things
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Many factors lead up to Martin Luther’s break away from The Roman Catholic Church. Factors such as The Church selling indulgences‚ popes fighting for power‚ launching extravagant purchases‚ and the misteaching of the bible are some of the main reasons for Martin’s break off with the church. This essay will explain these points of how and why Martin Luther broke away from the church. The main or most profound reason for Martin’s break off from the church is that the church was selling indulgences
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Protestantism‚ and to regain land lost to Protestantism‚ as well as spread Catholicism to new places. Led mainly by Pope Paul III and Pope Paul IV‚ the counter reformation had many long lasting effects on not only Europe‚ but also the entire world. The first thing the church worked on reforming was it’s doctrines‚ or beliefs they held and preached. In order to come up with a unified decision‚ Pope Paul III called together a council of church leaders to a meeting‚ known as the Council of Trent. From 1545
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4. Power Christianity Crusades- Christians believed strongly in their faith and felt the need to exercise it in every way possible. The Crusades were seen as a way to unite European Christians in a common cause. Pope Urban saw this as a chance to make the kings and noble vassals be submissive to him under his spiritual leadership The main issue at hand was 4. 4. 4. 4. whether or not a Holy War was the Christian task to undertake. Much discussion of the issue
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held the power of the empire. In 752 Pepin dethroned the last Merovingian king and took the throne for himself and restored the power to the monarchy. He shared the kingdom with his brother Carloman. They ruled the land in harmony. Ten years later Pope Stephen crowned Pepin‚ and thereby solidifying his right to the throne. He had a son named Charlemagne‚ who later became king and was referred to as “Charles the Great”. This honorable name was bestowed upon him because he was the first king to re-establish
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Many critiques were made about the Catholic church during the time of the Protestant Reformation. One of these critiques can be found in source number 1‚ a letter written from Luther to the Pope. A critique Luther makes about the church in this letter is that they use their power to steal from the people. In Luther’s words‚ “the Roman Church as become the most licentious den of thieves” (Luther). One of the things Luther is referring to here is the Church saying if you buy this certificate‚ called
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Roman Catholic = The Christian church led by the Pope in Rome‚ Italy. Protestant = The group of Christian churches that protested against the Pope. Church of England = The Christian church set up by Henry VIII when he split away from Roman Catholicism A number of things led to Henry VIII deciding to set up his own church. Henry had married Catherine of Aragon‚ the daughter of the King of Spain (an important Roman Catholic ruler). However‚ Henry wanted a baby boy but Catherine only gave
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Jerusalem and Constantinople (Document 4). The Fourth Crusade ended at Constantinople because they could not make it to Jerusalem. Pope Urban II‚ with the launching of the Crusades‚ was also able to grant people promises and slander other religions. He granted people “ Remission for sins and… imperishable glory in heaven… for fighting the enemies of Christ” (Document 5) The Pope feels this way about Muslims because they took over the Holy Lands that the Christians wanted. He wanted control of Jerusalem
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of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church‚ that is‚ to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him."[2] Catholic theology divides the functions of the teaching office of the Church into two categories: the infallible sacred magisterium and the fallible ordinary magisterium. The infallible sacred magisterium includes the extraordinary declarations of the pope speaking ex cathedra and of ecumenical councils (traditionally expressed in conciliar creeds‚ canons
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The late middle ages were years filled with turmoil. Famine‚ plague‚ turmoil in religion‚ and a war lasting over one hundred years all happened within the same two centuries. Many feared that these ages were the apocalypse‚ as these signs were those of the four horseman predicted in religious scripture. Several people ran from urban surroundings in order to escape the chaos and disease spreading in the cities. The late middle ages were the ending of something old and the beginning of something that
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