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Basically because the Church was asking them to change their lives to conform to Christ's high moral standards. Martin Luther did not wish to do this, and when the Church wouldn't change, he left and founded his own "church". His "supporters" who were mostly the princes what is now northern Germany liked the idea of not sending tax revenue to Rome, so they got on board with a Church tailored to their individual wants.
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Who was one of the first Protestant leaders who wanted to change the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther
Who created the Lutheran church?
His followers. I have been raised Lutheran and I have learned that Martin Luther's original intentions were not at all to break with the Catholic church, he in fact encouraged his followers not to break from the church, he just wanted to change the corruptness of it and focus more on the Bible. The way I understand it to be is that Martin Luther's followers (not Martin Luther, it was after his death) broke from the Catholic church because they recognized the strength of the church itself and were insulted by the fact that the Catholic church excommunicated Luther.
Who wrote 95 arguments about why the catholic church needed to change and started the reformation?
Martin Luther.
what y ear did martin Luther change his name?
Martin Luther changed his name in 1505 when he became a monk. Originally named Martin Luder, he adopted the Latin form "Luther" as he sought to reform the Catholic Church. This name change marked the beginning of his influential role in the Protestant Reformation.
Did Martin Luther set out to split the church up or just to change it?
Martin Luther first set out to reform the Catholic Church but ended up spliting it into different sects including Lutherenism.
What changes did Martin Luther help bring about?
A:Martin Luther initially sought to work within the Catholic Church to reform the use of indulgences. The Catholic Church refused to countenance any change, as a result of which Luther started the Protestant Reformation. Ironically, his reforms eventually did lead to change within the Catholic Church, in the form of the Catholic Reformation.
The founder of the protestant church left the cathoilic church?
Well, Martin Luther found Protestantism but he never wanted to separate from the Catholic church just change their ways, But yes he did leave the Catholic Church.
What religion was Martin Luther against?
Martin Luther was against specifically Catholic Christianity, because it called him to account for his sins and to change. He didn't want to, so he made up his own religion in which he was already saved, and didn't have to change, and he called it Christianity.
Why did Martin Luthers father change the name of Martin Luther?
Martin Luther is the creator of Lutheranism. Martin Luther King was named after Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr. was named after his father, Martin Luther King. Nobody's name was changed.
Who displayed the 95 theses which listed practices he thought the Catholic Church needed to change starting the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What was martin Luther kings argument against he catholic church in the Renaissance?
I think you have your people confused. It was Martin Luther not MLK who came out against the Catholic church. There is about 400 years difference between the two men. Martin Luther was a priest who felt that the church needed to change and felt that salvation wasn't through fear, but through faith. He began the Protestant Reformation in Germany in 1513. He changed his world.
What did Martin Luther learn?
Martin Luther was the German Protestant reformer who started Lutheranism. He was born in 1483 and died in 1546. Basically hated that the Catholic Church was selling indulgences as a way of freeing people from their sins instead of repenting to God. Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. are in no way related, although King's dad, at one point named Michael King, was inspired to change his name to Martin Luther King after a visit to Germany.
