God is their final authority; however I think you are asking in terms of the Pope for the Catholic religion.
The Protestant faith does not have an earthly authority figure such as the Pope; there are leaders within the church but not a single authority figure as is found in the Catholic faith.
They viewed it as a threat to their authority.
An irreligious person does not have any religion, and would be described as an atheist or an agnostic. A Protestant is not irreligious, because Protestantism is a group of Christian religions, which were created by people who wished to practice Christianity without being subject to the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
Catholicism believes in the authority of the Pope, tradition, and the sacraments, while Protestantism emphasizes individual interpretation of the Bible, salvation by faith alone, and rejects the authority of the Pope. Additionally, Catholics have a structured hierarchy with priests and bishops, while Protestants typically have a more decentralized structure with a focus on the priesthood of all believers.
Protestantism.
Predestination was the basis of John Calvin's form of protestantism. People believed that they were born into salvation and they were destined to end up in Heaven.
Because of the availability of books, people learned about Protestantism.
In a democracy authority comes from the people.
people are the authority
the central doctrine of protestantism is 1 god monotheism
Protestantism takes care of your spiritual health.
what is constituted authority
the responsibilities and duties of constituted authority to the people