Martin Luther was determined to change the Roman Catholic Church because his beliefs conflicted with the Church's practices. He argued that salvation of the soul will result from true faith in God, not just good deeds. Luther also strongly disliked the act of granting and selling indulgences because he felt that forgiveness came truly from that person and God. He was known for writing the "95 Theses" and posting it on the door of a church at Wittenberg on October 31, 1517. This document was a list of ways explaining how he viewed the Catholic Church as corrupt and abusing their power and position. This happened around the time of the beginning of the printing press, and that may have contributed to the fact that this was spread throughout Germany first and quickly reached Rome. The "95 Theses" was believed to be the foundation of the Protestant Reformation; however, this transformed from a religious issue to a political matter and he was charged as a heretic because his writings conflicted with the teachings of the Catholic Church at the time, and resulted in Pope Leo X excommunicating him.
The biggest problem in the Catholic Church that led to the protestant revolt was a lack of humility. A severe lack of humility on the part of some popes and bishops along with a severe lack of humility on the part of some priests and friars. An unwillingness on the part of the latter - priests like Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Knox to listen to the superiors and to discuss things with them led them to put their own opinion above the teaching of Christ's Church and led to the scandalous revolt of some many souls from the Church.
Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation
The Reformation was devoted to reforming the Catholic Church.
The reformers were trying to draw attention to the problems with the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.
Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation
The Reformation was devoted to reforming the Catholic Church.
The reformers were trying to draw attention to the problems with the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.
Christians did not break away from the Catholic Church, they remained Christians, protestants broke away from the Catholic Church in the 16th century.
Type your answer here... The Catholic Church was the focus of the Protestant Reformation and was led by which of the following men?
The catholic reformation created a few different things. The main things that the catholic reformation created new religious orders and reform the catholic church to rejoin.
The Catholic Counter-Reformation was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to reform the Catholic Church from within.
The Protestant Reformation :)
The Protestant Church emerged out of the Reformation of the Catholic Chruch
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.