John Wycliffe spoke against the church, but died as a priest of the Catholic Church. He was declared a heretic after death. His body was exhumed and burned. John Huss was a notorious heretic who led many astray. He was excommunicated, when that had no effect, the area he was preaching in was placed under interdict, which still didn't stop him. He had recanted, then reversed his decision. After this went on for a while, he was tried by the Church and found guilty on all counts. He was stripped of his priesthood and handed over to the secular authorities, who burned him at the stake. One of the problems at the time was the secular government found heresy to be treasonous, and thus, THEY burned heretics - not the Church.
They all revolted against the existing order: the French revolution against absolutist royalty; Napoleon revolted against (and forcibly overthrew) the then existing French government, the Directoire; and Luther and other reformers revolted against the Catholic church.
Yes, it is against the catholic church and its a sin under the commandment of Adultery.
There were never any slips of paper sold by the Catholic Church to ensure salvation. You are thinking of a lie which has been perpetuated by the heretics who revolted agains the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century and started the protestant movement.
Martin Luther was the one who protested against the catholic church (pope) for selling indulgences.
The Catholic Church has always been prolife and against abortions.
Roman Catholic AnswerWe seem to have a sematic problem here, to reform means to to make something better, to improve it. The protestants revolted against the Church, the disagreed with the Church and left it, they did not attempt to reform it. So the most obvious answer is that the Popes attempted reform, the protestants didn't.
William Tyndale preached against the roman catholic church.
nothing. it just a ceremony.
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Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the Catholic Church. Satan has been against the Catholic Church since before its inception, when he was trying to tempt Our Blessed Lord, and the Church being His Mystical Body, Satan continues to be against it. Since ancient times, beginning in the New Testament, there have been numerous heresies which have been "against the Church" beginning with the Judaisers in the Acts of the Apostles. The Arians, the Donatists, the protestants and numerous other heretical movements have arisen against the Church.
Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the Catholic Church. Satan has been against the Catholic Church since before its inception, when he was trying to tempt Our Blessed Lord, and the Church being His Mystical Body, Satan continues to be against it. Since ancient times, beginning in the New Testament, there have been numerous heresies which have been "against the Church" beginning with the Judaisers in the Acts of the Apostles. The Arians, the Donatists, the protestants and numerous other heretical movements have arisen against the Church.
Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the Catholic Church. Satan has been against the Catholic Church since before its inception, when he was trying to tempt Our Blessed Lord, and the Church being His Mystical Body, Satan continues to be against it. Since ancient times, beginning in the New Testament, there have been numerous heresies which have been "against the Church" beginning with the Judaisers in the Acts of the Apostles. The Arians, the Donatists, the protestants and numerous other heretical movements have arisen against the Church.