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Q: Who was the German monk that protested against abuses in the Catholic Church in 1517?
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The German Catholic priest who wanted to reform the church?

Martin Luther was a Catholic monk who sought to reform the Catholic Church.


What became known as the Reformation?

Reformation was a movement for reforming the Catholic Church and it led to the creation of Protestant Churches as well as serious social and political changes.It began with Martin Luther. He was a monk and a professor at Wittenberg, Germany. He was dissatisfied with traditional church theology and came to a conclusion that salvation was possible only by faith alone. He protested against the idea that salvation was something that could be bought and sold for money. He protested against indulgences (selling pardons for sins) and other church abuses in his 95-point theses which he nailed on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church in 1517.After he had been condemned for heresy, he translated the Bible into German and began to organise a new church. It was called Lutheran Church after him. Lutheranism quickly spread in the German states, France and elsewhere in Europe. Another leader of Reformation was John Calvin. He started his new church in Geneva, Switzerland. Calvinists believed that it was their responsibility to change society morally, introduced strict discipline and created the idea of predestination.


Who was the german monk who criticized the Roman Catholic Church and broke away startin a new church?

The German was part of the Augustinian order. He wanted to purify the Catholic Church, not destroy it. Martin Luther wanted indulgences stopped, the fake belief that paying money would lessen a persons time in purgatory. He also felt everyone should be allowed to read the bible.


Why is martin Luther known as the iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation period in Germany?

Because he was the first Catholic priest to break away from the Catholic Church, and eventually he translated the Latin Bible into German, hence starting the Lutheran religion, which was the first Protestant religion to break away from the Catholic Church


What did John Wycliffe and Martin Luther undertake?

John Wycliffe was dissident Catholic back in the 14th century, he translated that Bible into English and, in general, wrote against the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was a dissident in the 16th century who left the Catholic Church as a heretic and apostate and translated the Bible into German.

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Who was the first protestant preacher?

Martin Luther. He was the preacher who posted the note on the Catholic Church telling them they were mixed up and he protested against them about their teachings and some of their bad behavior too. He was a German and he started the Lutheran Church.


Who protested abuses by the catholic church by posting the ninety-five thesis?

Martin Luther, a German monk, protested abuses by the Catholic Church by posting his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517. This event is often considered the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation.


Why did the Roman Emperor go to war against protestant German princes?

The Roman Emperor went to war against the protestant German princes because they were protestant. They wanted all Catholic Church in Europe to become Catholic once again.


Why did the holy Roman Emperor go to war against protest German prince?

The Roman Emperor went to war against the protestant German princes because they were protestant. They wanted all Catholic Church in Europe to become Catholic once again.


The German Catholic priest who wanted to reform the church?

Martin Luther was a Catholic monk who sought to reform the Catholic Church.


Do German Catholic priests receive salaries from states?

Indirectly, as far as I know, the German priests receive their paycheck from their diocese - their Bishop, but the vast bulk of the diocesan income is from a tax levied against all those who declare the Catholic Church is their Church, thus the state takes an automatic deduction, and supports the Catholic Church, the protestant church, and the Jews, all through this income deduction.


Why did the holy roman emporor gonto war against protestant German princes?

Simply because they were protestant, and the Holy Catholic Church wanted all of Europe to become Catholic once again.


How did protestants get their name?

Protestantism originated around 1539. The word comes from German and French, protestant.


This German monk por tested the Catholic church?

Martin Luther


What task did martin Luther and john Wycliffe undertake?

John Wycliffe was dissident Catholic back in the 14th century, he translated that Bible into English and, in general, wrote against the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was a dissident in the 16th century who left the Catholic Church as a heretic and apostate and translated The Bible into German.


Can a Protestant Christian be dubbed a Roman Catholic?

No. The Protestant Church was founded by Martin Luther, a German Priest in the 14th century after seeing too much corruption in the Medieval Catholic Church. The center of the Protestant was to Protest against the Protestant Church, hence the word "Protest" in Protestant.


Who is the German priest and professor who tried to reform the catholic church?

Martin Luther