it weakened the cathoilc churches hold on the people because they were not giving the people there rights and falsely preaching
The Church did not change any of its doctrines during the Reformation. It did change, or attempt to change, some of the corrupt practices and behaviors that had crept into the Church over the years.
If by Christian Church you mean Catholic Church(as their was and is the Eastern Orthodox, which historically didn't get along well with Catholics) then the Reformation.
The Catholic Church's response to the Reformation was known as the Counter-Reformation.
It is called the Reformation
Martin Luther.
If you are referring to the Protestant Reformation, the only things that changed were the suppression of some of the wrongs that priests (and bishops) were practicing and that the reformers were complaining about. The official teaching of the Church remained the same.
A:Martin Luther initially sought to work within the Catholic Church to reform the use of indulgences. The Catholic Church refused to countenance any change, as a result of which Luther started the Protestant Reformation. Ironically, his reforms eventually did lead to change within the Catholic Church, in the form of the Catholic Reformation.
The Catholic Church's ability to influence European politics declined.
The Catholic Church's ability to influence European politics declined.
The Reformation was devoted to reforming the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church
An idea of the church.