Martin Luther. He was a Catholic Priest.
Roman Catholic AnswerAlthough there is little evidence that Martin Luther was a priest, outside of his own testimony; but the dates given do not make sense. The usual dates give his ordination and first Mass on the same date - an impossibility. Other dates place his first Mass more than two months after his Ordination, which makes no sense whatsoever. Nevertheless, his is the name usually given to the start of the protestant revolt.Martin Luther was the leader of the German reformation.
Martin Luther, born 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony, died 18 February 1546 in Eisleben, Saxony), German priest, professor of theology and anti-semite
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
protestantism arose as protest against the catholic church, to be free of the total domination excercised by the catholic church,
Protest Theology is synonymous with Protestant Theology. The root word "protest" is derived from the protest against the Roman Catholic church in the sixteenth century - a movement led by Martin Luther and other early reformers.
Martin Luther was angered by the corruption and what he saw as ludicrous beliefs of the catholic church. So he nailed his theses as a protest against it thus starting the Reformation.
Corruption within the Catholic Church. Martin Luther wanted reforms within the church, specifically pertaining to rich people being able to pay for having sins forgiven. The Catholic Church did make changes, but not quickly enough to prevent the Protestant Reformation, which resulted eventually in the whole Protestant branch of Christianity. This all started in 1517.
The disagreement between the Protestants and Catholics eventually led to civil war in Switzerland.
The movement is called Protestant Reformation or the Protestant Revolt.The Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Church emerged out of the Reformation of the Catholic Chruch
The Protestant Revolt
Protesting against the Catholics in the British Isles. *Actually the name originated earlier than that. The term is tied to those groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. If you click on the 'related links' below that will take you to a wikipedia page on the Protestant Reformation that will give you all the details.
Martin Luther was the leader of the Protestant Reformation.
The protestant faith emergenced from the revolt against the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century.
No. The Protestant Church was founded by Martin Luther, a German Priest in the 14th century after seeing too much corruption in the Medieval Catholic Church. The center of the Protestant was to Protest against the Protestant Church, hence the word "Protest" in Protestant.
protestantism arose as protest against the catholic church, to be free of the total domination excercised by the catholic church,
The Protestant Reformation
The Reformation was a protest against perceived wrong doings by the Catholic Church. In response the Catholic Council setup new schools for priests, ended most corruption, and created new religious orders to deal with these problems.
Protest Theology is synonymous with Protestant Theology. The root word "protest" is derived from the protest against the Roman Catholic church in the sixteenth century - a movement led by Martin Luther and other early reformers.
Corruption within the Catholic Church. Martin Luther wanted reforms within the church, specifically pertaining to rich people being able to pay for having sins forgiven. The Catholic Church did make changes, but not quickly enough to prevent the Protestant Reformation, which resulted eventually in the whole Protestant branch of Christianity. This all started in 1517.