Opponents believed the church Focused to heavily on spiritualiy and abandoned community
There were no Baptists before the 1500s. The first Baptist church was in 1609.
The Lutheran church began in the 1500s.
Some complaints that people had about the Catholic Church in the 1500s were some reformers thought priests and bishops weren't very religious anymore. They claimed that many priests didn't even know basic church teachings. Others felt that the pope was too involved in politics, neglecting his religious duties. These people found it hard to see their pope as their spiritual leader. GO ROBLOX ! - Xx1nfinityxX
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The Church reacted to Luther's criticism, as it has always done to any criticism of Faith or Morals, by proclaiming the Truth. Then, through dialogue, the Church attempts to show the person the falsehood of their belief and why they are incorrect in their conclusions.
The Roman Catholic Church was the only Christian Church pre 1500's.
Not in Serious Decline but some people began to follow other Religons instead of what the Church of Rome taught (who was headed by the pope). One country who lead the decline of the following of the church of Rome was England who's ruler was Queen Elizabeth I.
The meeting of church leaders in the 1500s that aimed to clearly define Catholic doctrines for the Catholic Reformation is known as the Council of Trent.
There were probably a few but the biggest one was when Martin Luther and his followers separated from the Catholic Church in the 1500s
The religious protest reform movement that split the church in the 1500s was the Protestant Reformation. It was sparked by figures like Martin Luther, who challenged the teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, leading to a division between those who followed the newly emerging Protestant denominations and those who remained loyal to the Catholic Church.
The catholic church still teaches transubstantiation.