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The Catholic Church was highly corrupt prior to Martin Luther denouncing their activities. They would sell pardons for the dead in Heaven and gather up huge sums of money unethically.
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What jobs did Martin Luther have before he became famous?
Martin Luther was a Catholic priest before he became famous.
What changes did Martin Luther make to the Catholic church?
The changes Martin Luther made to the catholic church were: They had to print the bible in more than one language. He also thought that people should not have to pay the church to ask for god's forgiveness for a sin. Remember this is not Martin Luther King Jr. -------- Wait a minute - While Fr. Martin Luther was a Roman Catholic priest, it is absurd to think he singlehandedly change the Catholic Church! Instead, he set about to create his own group - those who protested - and they became known as the Protestants. While the Catholic Church does NOT require anyone to pay the Church to ask for forgiveness, in the Middle Ages (much like today) there were corrupt people who took advantage of the poor and uneducated and charged a "fee" for an "indulgence." The uneducated people of the day saw indulgences as "get out of Hell free" cards. In addition, Luther could not accept the Church's authority on issues of faith and morals. He could not believe in the doctrine of transubstantiation and decided that instead of having faith, he'd make a new church that was easier to follow and devoid of any of the difficult dogma of the Catholic Church. Certainly Luther was right about the grievous sin of taking advantage of the uneducated and poor, he was wrong about Transubstantiation. He could have done the world a great deal of good had he worked for change from within instead of causing division.
What would happen to Roman Catholic Church if Martin Luther was not born?
Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the Catholic Church. .This is reality, the Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit. This is God we are talking about here. Everything that exists, only exists because the Almighty keeps holding it in existence. God knew from before He created the world, that Martin Luther would be born because with God there is no time, He just exists; as a matter of fact, He IS existence, and nothing exists outside of God. This is reality, to speculate about another world, you would need to ask your question in the fiction section.
What was Martin Luther Kings Early Career?
Martin Luther King was a civil activist early in his career. Later he fought for the rights of the black and to eliminate racial discrimination.
Who came first Henry VIII or Martin Luther?
Martin Luther. In late 1517, Martin Luther wrote Ninety-five theses, which were a collection of disputes and objections of what he deemed to be abuses by the Clergy; mainly with regards to indulgences. He then nailed this document to the door of All Saints church/or Castle Church, in Wittenburg. This event was later seen as the event which sparked the "Protestant Reformation". Henry VIII appealed his petition to have his marriage from Katherine of Aragon, to Pope Clement VII, in 1525. He officially formed the Anglican church in 1534. Although Luther's public criticism of and break from the Roman Catholic church came before Henry VIII formed the Anglican church, the two events, motives, or overall philosophies of Luther and Henry VIII, are in no way related, or even similar.
What did Martin Luther train as?
He was a Catholic priest before he broke from the church.
What jobs did Martin Luther have before he became famous?
Martin Luther was a Catholic priest before he became famous.
How did the Protestants effect Henry from breaking from the Catholic Church?
There were no protestants before that time in England. The only reason Henry VIII broke away from the church is so he could divorce Catharine of Aragon (divorce was not allowed in the Catholic Church) and marry Anne Boleyn. Actually, Martin Luther had already made his split from the Catholic Church before Henry had is 'little problem.' He defended the Church against Martin Luther's heresies and received the title of 'Defender of the Faith' from the pope.
Was Martin Luther a slave?
Martin Luther, the one from the reformation, was not a slave. He was actually a monk before he was excommunicated from the church.
Why did protestant reformation spread?
Martin Luther, and others before him, was sickened by the corruption that was rife in the Catholic Church. The tipping point was the selling of indulgences by the Catholic Church. The reformation spread because many people were dissatisfied with the Catholic Church and could see the hypocrisy that was throughout all levels of the Catholic Church.
How could Christians make sure they got to heaven before martin Luther?
Martin Luther didn't determine people got to heaven, but the Catholic Church was the entity that determined who got into heaven. If they excommunicated a person that was taken away. People were in great fear of being excommunicated by the church.
How did Martin Luther change the early Christian Church?
Martin Luther did not change the early Christian Church, he couldn't have, the Church was formed around 33 A.D. and was around for over fourteen (14) centuries before Martin Luther was ever born in 1483 A.D..
Was Martin Luther King Jr Catholic?
No, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist, a church which split off from the Church of England. It, as well as the Church of England, is considered as a Protestant denomination and not a part of the Catholic Church.
What was the greatest criticism of the Catholic Church in the period before Martin Luther?
In the fifteen centuries that Our Blessed Lord established His Church until Martin Luther came on the scene and decided to start his own, there have been many other heretics who have criticized the Church for one reason or another. Which is not really comprehensible as the Church is the Body of Christ, so in criticizing the Church, one is criticizing Christ. Anyway, check out the link below.
Was there an unsuccessful reformation against the catholic church before Martin Luther started one?
Yes, there were earlier attempts to reform the Catholic Church before Martin Luther's movement in 1517. Notable figures include John Wycliffe in the 14th century, who criticized the Church's practices and translated the Bible into English, and Jan Hus in the early 15th century, who advocated for reforms and was ultimately executed for heresy. These movements faced strong opposition and were largely unsuccessful in achieving widespread reform at the time.
When Martin Luther broke from the Roman Catholic Church this movement was inspired as what?
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. . 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.
What did Martin Luther King Jr do before becoming a national figure?
He was the pastor of a Baptist church.
