The Roman Catholic Church lost the most as a result of the Protestant Reformation. Do you know which one gained the most?
the power of the catholic church was weakened
It prompted reforms within the Catholic Church.
The protestant reformation happened as a result of disagreement of various doctrines of the Catholic church. Martin Luther was instrumental in this reformation.
Many branches of Protestant religions came about as a result of the Reformation. The most significant of them all are Lutherans and Calvinists, but they also include lesser known Anabaptist, Moravian, and other pietistic movements.
The most direct result of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was the formation of a new kind of Christianity. With distinctive doctrines and practices, this "Protestantism" differed from Catholic Christianity in many important respects, especially in regard to the many distinctive forms that it itself fragmented into as the years passed and the reforms continued.
the power of the catholic church was weakened
The protestant reformation happened as a result of disagreement of various doctrines of the Catholic church. Martin Luther was instrumental in this reformation.
It prompted reforms within the Catholic Church.
Two areas of society that changed as a result of the Reformation of Christianity were the authority of the Catholic Church being challenged, leading to the rise of new Protestant denominations and increased emphasis on individual interpretation of scripture. Additionally, the Reformation contributed to the growth of literacy and education as more people sought to read and interpret the Bible for themselves.
Many branches of Protestant religions came about as a result of the Reformation. The most significant of them all are Lutherans and Calvinists, but they also include lesser known Anabaptist, Moravian, and other pietistic movements.
One major result of the Reformation was the split of the Western Christian Church into Catholic and Protestant branches. This led to religious conflicts, wars, and the development of new interpretations of Christian doctrine and practice.
Early 16th Century. It began with a German monk named Martin Luther, but it was the end result of the Protestant Reformation as a whole.
The most direct result of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was the formation of a new kind of Christianity. With distinctive doctrines and practices, this "Protestantism" differed from Catholic Christianity in many important respects, especially in regard to the many distinctive forms that it itself fragmented into as the years passed and the reforms continued.
The Catholic church abused its power by not helping the poor, corruptly selling indulgences and only allowing the Church to interpret the Bible. The Protestant Reformation occurred as a result.
It caused Europe to be divided into 'Protestant" and "Catholic" countries along lines that exist to this day; and it caused the Catholic church to re-focus on its values and aims.
Protesting against the Catholics in the British Isles. *Actually the name originated earlier than that. The term is tied to those groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. If you click on the 'related links' below that will take you to a wikipedia page on the Protestant Reformation that will give you all the details.
The protestant revolt ended with the northern part of the Holy Roman Empire and parts north becoming protestant - Scandavian, Belgium, also parts of Europe, the Netherlands, etc. Portugal, Spain, France, Austria, Sourthern Germany, and Italy remained Catholic. England, Scotland, and Wales had their own revolt leaving the Church, while Ireland remained Catholic.