There were two main churches: Roman Catholic and Orthodox.
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Actually there were three main churches at the time, the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Church.
The Oriental Orthodox Church was the first church to break away from the Orthodox Church (Eastern Orthodox Church) in 451AD followed by the Roman Catholic Church in 1054AD.
Creating several new versions of Christianity
Western European kingdoms increasingly fought wars over religious differences.
the power of the catholic church was weakened
that the people wanted a protestant religion so they moved
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.
Creating several new versions of Christianity
Because of the Crusades, the stage was set for the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation is when man rejected the distorted Christianity of Rome and turned to the truths of the Biblical Christianity.
historical factors such as the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, which led to the division of Christianity into Protestant and Catholic branches. This division influenced religious demographics in different regions of Europe.
Protestant Reformation.
Western European kingdoms increasingly fought wars over religious differences.
Western European kingdoms increasingly fought wars over religious differences.
Reformation, also called Protestant Reformation.
the power of the catholic church was weakened
the Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation.
that the people wanted a protestant religion so they moved
The Protestant Reformation, initiated by figures like Martin Luther, challenged the authority of the Catholic Church and its practices, leading to the fragmentation of Christianity in Europe. This movement emphasized personal faith and scripture over church tradition, effectively diminishing the Catholic Church's monopoly on religious life. As various Protestant denominations emerged, the decline of a unified Christian authority became evident, creating a landscape of religious pluralism that fundamentally altered the status of Christianity in Europe. Consequently, the Reformation not only catalyzed religious reform but also contributed to the broader decline of institutional Christianity's influence in societal and political realms.