Martin Luther did not break from the Roman Catholic Church. It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church.
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When Martin Luther left the Catholic Church he was the culmination of a long process that had been going on in Europe for around two centuries in which men had gradually lost the religious fervor which had guided their lives for centuries before that. In the process of losing that, and the general disdain for the Church which had become prevalent, Luther started a movement of people more interested in their own sins and their own pleasures so that started to form Churches after their own desires rather than what God wanted. This was the start of the protestant heresy which has continued unabated until the present day and resulted in nearly 40,000 different "denominations" all based on what different individuals think is right, rather than God.
The movement which separated from the Catholic Church is known as 'the Protestant Reformation.' It was started by Martin Luther.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther lead the Protestant movement which condemned the Catholic church. Some monarchs liked the movement and changed the religion of their kingdoms from Catholic to Protestant.
He wasn't a monk. Martin Luther was a law student that questioned the Catholic Church. He was the start of the Protestant movement of the Christian Church.
The kind of religion that Martin Luther wanted instead of the Catholic Church was a more charismatic religion. This is what prompted the formation of the protestant movement.
.Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church was never "threatened" by Martin Luther.
German theologian Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th century. It was an attempt to reform the Catholic Church.
The reformation movement was fueled by an attempt to reform the Catholic Church. There were a lot of false doctrines and malpractices going on in the church.
Martin Luther led one of the greatest revolutions of all time. He spoke up against the Catholic Church and led the movement that led to the Protestant Church.
First off, it's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. . Secondly, Martin Luther never started a movement to reform the Catholic Church, Martin Luther LEFT the Catholic Church to start his own Church. Which is a completely different thing. That is commonly mislabeled as the protestant reformation, Catholics refer to it as the protestant revolt.
.Catholic AnswerThe Church was, and is, the Catholic Church.
The Protestant Revolt started by Martin Luther brought on the Catholic Reformation.