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Who was the first protestant who broke away from a Catholic Church?
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoMartin Luther was the first, in 1517. He rejected the value of indulgences, transubstantiation, good works, the Latin mass, and celebacy of the clergy, among with many other Catholic doctrines.
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∙ 11y agoThere are no protestants who broke away from the Catholic Church as only one who is a Catholic can break away from the Church - thereby jeopardizing his immortal soul.
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What protestant denomination was first after the Catholic Church?
The first Protestant denomination that emerged after the Catholic Church was the Lutheran Church, which was founded by Martin Luther in the early 16th century. Luther's teachings and his criticism of certain practices of the Catholic Church led to the Reformation and the establishment of the Lutheran Church.
Who broke with Catholic Church?
First of all the Greek Orthodox broke with the Catholic Church and then during the period called the reformation the the "reformists" broke with the Catholic Church and formed various 'protestant' churches
How did England become more protestant in the 16th century?
Henry VIII broke from the Catholic church to divorce his first wife Katherine of Aragon.
What is the similarities between Catholic and Aglipay?
Not much beyond that Jesus is the Son of God and superficial similarities (the Philippine National Church broke away from the Catholic Church four hundred years after the first protestants did, but it remains a protestant church).
What was the Movement began by martin Luther that protested some teachings of the catholic 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.
Which church came first Lutheran Methodist Protestant or Roman Catholic?
Roman Catholic.
Who was one of the first protestant leaders to challenge the catholic church?
Calvin
Which Church was around first Protestant or Catholic?
The Catholic Church is the oldest, being founded by Christ. Protestant Churches began popping up only about 500 years ago.
Is Roman Catholic older that Byzantine?
Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. It was first used in a widespread manner after the protestant revolt in the sixteenth century in England. Byzantine Catholic is a common term for Eastern Orthodox, who broke from the Church in the 11th century. Thus Byzantine would be older. However, if you are asking if Catholic or Byzantine is older, then Catholicism started in the first century when Our Blessed Lord commissioned St. Peter as the first pope (see St. Matthew 16:17-19), so that was eleven centuries before the Byzantine Church broke away.
Is the Chaldean Catholic Church associated with the Roman Catholic Church?
There is no "Roman" Catholic Church: Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. The Chaldean Catholic Church is part of the Catholic Church.
Where was the first Protestant church built?
Martin Luther started the Protestant movement when he sought to to reform the Roman Catholic Church's use of indulgences. The first Protestant communion was celebrated in St Mary's Church, Wittenberg, Germany, in 1521. I think there is some confusion as to what the church is and what the church building is. The church is not the building, but the members of the congregation. That being cleared up, the question should be "Where was the first protestant church established?" or "Where was the first protestant church building built?" The contributor above has the correct to where and when the first protestant church was established.
Who were the Church opponents who thought the Catholic Church had become too wealthy and powerful?
It's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church.
