Reformation History

I think you are reffering to King Henry VIII of England wanting to annul (not divorce) his marriage to his first wife, Katharine of Aragon. The Roman Catholic Church would not allow him to do this, so he broke away from Romer and set up his own church in England which he declared himself the head of. Some speculate that he did this mainly because he wanted the English lands and monasteries that belonged to the Church in Rome to be his instead. This church that he made in England was not really Protestant to begin with as Henry VIII considered himself a Catholic -just not a Roman Catholic. However the Anglican Church took on more Protestant beliefs after Henry's reign, particularly during the reigns of Edward VI and Elizabeth I. Today the Anglican Church considers itself to be both Catholic and Reformed.

During the 16th century many people felt the church had too much power. The protestant reformation gave power back to the people and was much appreciated by the people.

a.the poverty of Northern European peasants

b.Germans' resentment against the Church's corruption

c.interest in reform of monasteries and convents

d.the discovery of territories in the New World

In contrast, Great Britain built an empire that strongly affected the

rest of the world. First, the English set out to control the British Isles.

Over time, England won control of its neighbors, Wales, Ireland, and

Scotland. In 1801, the nation became known as the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Ireland.

A Huguenot is another name for the French Protestants during the reformation.

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because the German priest, Martin Luther, nailed Ninety-five Theses to the door of the castle church at Wittenberg as an act of defiance. These theses stated facts that caused controversy against the Pope. Thus, those who separated from the Roman Catholic church became Protestants and had three main rules/ideas

- the Pope was a false authority

- only faith could bring one to salvation

- all people with faith were equal

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1: he had 6 wives

2: he beheaded two of his wives, divorced two, one died and the last survived.

3: he created the church of england.

4: he created the song green sleeves

5: when he was younger he liked hunting

6: his first wife was the fiance of his brother then his brother died

7: he loved food and music

8: it is said that he loved his third wife the most

9: he had two daughters and one son

10: his excuse for beheading his second wife was that she was a witch as she had a sixth finger but the real reason is that she didn't give him a son only a daughter

Martin Luther was determined to change the Roman Catholic Church because his beliefs conflicted with the Church's practices. He argued that salvation of the soul will result from true faith in God, not just good deeds. Luther also strongly disliked the act of granting and selling indulgences because he felt that forgiveness came truly from that person and God. He was known for writing the "95 Theses" and posting it on the door of a church at Wittenberg on October 31, 1517. This document was a list of ways explaining how he viewed the Catholic Church as corrupt and abusing their power and position. This happened around the time of the beginning of the printing press, and that may have contributed to the fact that this was spread throughout Germany first and quickly reached Rome. The "95 Theses" was believed to be the foundation of the Protestant Reformation; however, this transformed from a religious issue to a political matter and he was charged as a heretic because his writings conflicted with the teachings of the Catholic Church at the time, and resulted in Pope Leo X excommunicating him.

Yes, the Lutheran Church did originate from the teachings of the Protestant reformer, Martin Luther. The Lutheran Church has many synods, or branches, with each differing slightly in belief. It is important to note that the Lutheran Church today may differ from some of Martin Luther's ideals, as he was one of many reformers or renewers of the Church. Martin Luther had concerns with the immoral practices occurring in the Roman Catholic Church during his time. Today the Roman Catholic Church has abandoned many of those practices.

Organizing through local chapters

Initially the English reformation was state led with Henry's eagerness to get his hands on Church lands! Then in his haste to get an annulment from his wife and with the Bishop of Romes lukewarm refusal, Henry pointed out that one bishop has no right of interference in another bishop's see, at least according to the Council of Nice! It is the Ecumenical Councils that are the magisterium of the Catholic Church and the pope couldn't argue. Henry caused people to look fresh at the Canons and Councils of the Church and set off a series of separations over the next three hundred years from the Roman Catholic Church! There would perhaps have been other in 1810 , but the pope agreed with Napoleon that the Emperor could sack the French Bishops and he would allow new ones .

crowds of Gemans began scrambling over the walls and less than a year later, Germany had became a single country again

Martin Luther saw the sale of indulgences as a form of simony, which was supposedly foreign to Catholic teaching. He also recognised the potential and fact of their sale leading to widespread corruption in the Church.

Many Protestants fled Europe fearing Catholic persecution and because general Protestantism was not to their liking. Religious zealots with no tolerance for tolerance and merchants who just wanted to be left alone both made the journey and became important early settlers all over the east coast.

Martin Luther's private doubt that the pope had the authority to sell indulgences (paper documents that one could buy to free oneself from a sin) grew into a church debate after Luther nailed 95 theses against the church door in Wittenberg. This practice of displaying an invitation for a scholarly debate was normal at that time, particularly for a professor of theology, which is what Luther was. Luther's reluctance to believe in absolute papal authority was not a singular man's concern: there were numerous other scholars who challenged the grip of the Catholic clergy onto laypersons. Among the educated and/or well-to-do citizens, many felt that the Church was politically too powerful. The zeitgeist smacked of other things: mercantilism, humanism, the stirrings of individuality, a yearning for more freedom. Luther was forced to see the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, but would not recant. A powerful duke (of Saxony) "kidnapped" Luther on his way home from the meeting with the emperor and hid him in his castle. There Luther translated the Bible into the German language -- breaking a thousand-year-old necessity to have Latin-trained clergy mediate biblical content to laity. Afterward, the people who protested the Catholic Church's monopoly on the relations between God and humans called themselves Lutherans or Protestants. This schism was the single most-weakening event in the Catholic Church.

One can only guess, if you read through the 95 Theses, some of them are remarkable in that they are orthodox Catholic teaching, and always have been. Others are so far out in left field as to be totally inexplicable. History always says that Martin Luther was an Augustinian Friar and a teacher of theology. I find this very difficult to reconcile with his famous 95 Theses - I can not picture a first year theologian asking any of these questions and being sober. Perhaps he wasn't?

Between 1560 and 1650, Europe experienced religious wars, revolutions and constitutional crises, economic and social disintegration and a witchcraft craze. It was truly an age of Crisis's.

Attacked the abuses in the sale of indulgence, beginning the protestant reformation.

He denounced it and, with his support, nobles suppressed the rebellion.

"The first use of the word "Catholic" to denote religion was in 110 CE."~Someone who helped me answer this question as well.

"about 2,000 years"~

The humanists, notably Erasmus, but also others, were fiercely anticlerical. Because they were against the special privileges of priests. The clergy paid no taxes, had no civic requirement to do town watch or fight fires, and went to separate court systems for the prosecution of crimes. They also had been educated by the Catholic Church within the university system that the Church created (oddly based partly on Muslim progressive movements witnessed in Spain and the Eastern nations). These "scholastics" educated as Martin Luther was in Germany or John Calvin was in Paris and Lyon, were very oriented towards Aristotelean logic systems. The humanists wanted to turn the Bible into a subject for debate because they thought their 16th century translations of ancient texts was more accurate than the translations done in the 3rd and 4th centuries. Think now. If you wanted future people to understand YOU personally, would you rather have someone in the near future translate your use of English or would you rather people 1500 years later try to interpret your words and word usage. Yet this is what the humanists did. And when they translated the Bible according to their standards, they discovered "errors" in the Bible being used in the Catholic Church. It never occurred to them that they were making the errors or that there was a difference in word usage and meanings that would have made a 4th century translation more accurate. Especially since the 4th century translation was done by someone who spoke Aramaic, Greek, Latin and some north African dialects. And was working from original first century papyrus scrolls, which didn't last till the 1500s. Nonetheless, the humanists thought nothing of their own limitations; they only projected limitations onto people who no longer existed. This is perfectly reflective of the many failed efforts from the likes of Luther, Calvin, Smyth, Knox, Henry VIII or Wycliffe to recast the Bible on their own individual terms. Like the humanists, the reformers lost their way by denying the Scriptural basis for forming the Catholic Church under a central leader with supporting bishops. Without authority, there was nothing to keep each and every Protestant interpretation of Scripture from becoming the basis of a religion. In essence, without any authority (though they naively thought Scripture would be the authority), everyone became an authority. And there was no one in the movement to do as Christ told Peter, "Feed my sheep." The word was no longer a living word. It was a dead horse beaten and beaten and beaten to death, often with good intentions. So in despising their fellow man, the humanists and reformers alike became tools of the imperialists who wanted to cause dissention within the Catholic Church so they could get the land and treasure owned by the clergy. And it worked. We are still cleaning up the mess they made today. Hope that helps. By Luis Monarrez AKA Lettuce.

While Henry VIII initially defended the faith, he became an adversary when it obstructed him from divorcing his wife, Catherine of Aragon. His failure to produce a male heir with her made him desperate for change. Through his insistence, Parliament enacted laws that curbed the influence of the Catholic Church and made Henry head of the Church of England.

Martin Luther began the Reformation . This was a movement to correct problems in the church . The Reformation split the church into two groups , Catholics and Protestants .

The reformers were trying to draw attention to the problems with the Catholic Church.