Respond to the calls coming from within the Catholic Church from people like Martin Lutfur (once a Friar) and Erasmus to reform the church from within by abolishing corrupt practices.
Catholics call it the Protestant Revolt while Protestants call it the Protestant Reformation.
As Henry VIII completely disavowed Christ's rule through His appointed Vicar, the Pope, his reformation was completely protestant.
Pope Julius II (1503-13), the 'Warrior Pope', was in power when Martin Luther became a Doctor of Theology in 1512. Pope Julius II firmly and diplomatically reasserted temporal strength in the papacy, and it was the selling of indulgences for his ambitious building projects that first irked Luther. But there were several Popes spanning Luther's life (1483-1546) and Reformation activities. Luther gained Reformation prominence in 1517 with his 95 Theses, and it was Leo X (1513-21), a Medici, who excommunicated Luther in 1521. But Leo X also died that year, and his cousin, Pope Clement VII (1523-34), joined with Emperor Charles V as Luther's adversary for the next decade. Pope Paul III's (1534-49) Counter-Reformation in the Council of Trent (1545) perhaps stands in greatest contrast to Luther and the Protestant Reformation, as Luther's health failed in the final 15 years of his life.
He is known primarily for the sale of indulgences to reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica, which angered many Christians, especially Calvin and Luther who decided to reform the church.
For example, one Reformation-era pope spent a good deal of money for the wedding of his children and his grandchildren, just as a king would
There is no pope of Protestant churches. In fact, you could say that one of the main reasons for the Protestant Reformation was not to have a pope!
Please advise us - which pope 3 ? Be specific.
Yes, Gregory the Great was pre-reformation.
Pope Julius was dead before the Reformation. The only possible connection is that Pope Julius II proposed the rebuilding of Saint Peter's Basilica. Pope Leo X who followed Julius as Pope, was accused of selling indulgences to support the project.
Pope Paul III is generally credited with initiating the Counter-Reformation in the mid-16th century. His papacy saw the establishment of the Council of Trent and other measures aimed at addressing issues raised by the Protestant Reformation.
The Protestant Revolt, or Reformation.
The Roman catholic pope excommunicated Martin Luther
Catholics call it the Protestant Revolt while Protestants call it the Protestant Reformation.
The Roman catholic pope excommunicated Martin Luther
Henry the VIII led it and started it when he broke with the Pope.
Martin Luther protested against the nature of penance, the authority of the pope and the usefulness of indulgences.
The Pope and his cardinals are responsible for interpreting the Bible for Catholics. They publish their interpretation in The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Catholics consider the Pope to be God's representative on Earth. During the reformation some people decided that they didn't need a Pope and could interpret the Bible themselves. That was why Martin Luther translated the Bible from Latin into German