Why did persecution increase during the Reformation?
Anytime that a lot of people begin to question any kind of authority (religion, government, etc), there will be a backlash by the authority. It's a good example of a social version of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Back during the times of the reformation, violence was the main plan of action when there was an uprising.
How did the economic and political power shift in Europe after the reformation?
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How Martin Luther King affect the Reformation?
If you are inquiring about the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther is seen as the founder of the Protestant religion and him posting his 95 Theses on the Church in Wittemberg is considered where the Reformation began. Luther's beliefs targeted the Catholic Church, and he challenged the ideas of indulgences (something the common folk could buy for the dead in order to guarantee their acceptance into Heaven). He had three main "tenets", which were Christ Alone (Christ is the only mediator between God and Man, and so he should be the only one you pray to) Glory to God Alone (Faith in Christ is the way to Salvation, and it's not based on what you do in your life that merits salvation) and Grace Alone, which basically states that you cannot earn grace, but be given it by Christ alone. These views were the basis of a lot of events in Germany, including the Peasants War, the Thirty Years' War.
Luther also helped standardize the German language by translating the Bible into the German he knew, which helped establish a common language among people (which helped in the Unification of the country, a couple centuries later).
Why is the Renaissance and the Reformation classified as revolution?
The Renassiance was more of an evolution of culture, which was exceeding its highest form of art and music. The Protestant Reformation, however, was more of a revolution because it was a rebellion against the church's ways.
What did martin luther do wrong?
He wrote a paper called the 95 theses, or 95 complaints on the church, and posted them on the church door. The pope's and priest's were So mad that he went to court, went to jail, and was excommunicated.
Is the Catholic Church ever in need of reformation?
Yes, definately. Reform can come in various ways. The minor forms of reform typically come through the Pope's writings call Encyclicals. These documents typically clarify certain points of view that the Church has espoused over the years. Major reforms happen in what is called an 'Ecumenical Council' which take place once every hundred years or two. In these councils, bishops from all over the world join together and rewrite portions of cannon law usually in response to huge socio-economical changes transpiring in the world. The last Ecumenical Council was The Second Council of the Vatican from 1962 to 1965.
There is little evidence the prove that German's were mad and had to buy indulgences. This is just told by mouth.
Sanguinary means bloodthirsty. It's basically what you use to describe brutal murderers.
How did protestant reformation affect music and religion?
Christian(protestant) reformation gave a new vibrancy and life to music,art and the true religion of god.Christian reformation brought Europe and world out of dark ages into an era of scientific and cultural development.Christian reformation made people understand the pagan practices of Catholicism and come out of the catholic lies to truth and reality of scriptures that embody the God's church/Christ's church.
Protestant revolution was not the origin of protestantism.The first protestant church was the apostolic church. (the church depicted in new testament do not pray to "saints" or use statues\images in prayer worship.) Thus it was protestant in essence.
Later in 4th century Constantine the then roman emperor gave Christianity a special status in his empire,inorder to conolidate the diminishing power of his goverment because of the fastly increasing christian minority that was spread throughout the Roman empire.Through the edict of milan, thessalonica and council of nicae what they did was not toleration for christianity,but to create a new fake religion in the name of Jesus,in which they integrated the ancient roman idolatry as the practice of intercession to saints.Many christians at that time were against this.Some of them were donatists,early manichaens,paulicians,bogomils,cathars,waldensians,hussites and finally protestants.
When Constantine gave chritianity a special status in his empire inorder to conolidate the diminishing power of his government because of the fastly increasing christian minority that was spread throughout the Roman empire., majority in his empire was still pagan and they found it hard to forgo of their old idolatrous practices. So the state changed the names of their old idols to "christian" names and continued to use them in prayer/worship . This came to be known as "intercession/veneration to saints" and is still practiced by catholic and orthodox 'christians'.True christians like donatists(n.africa,s.europe),early manichaens(middle east,,central asia) opposed this practice,but catholics branded them heretics and massacred them.Iconoclastic movement of (7th-8th century) century was against this practice, later protestant revolution (15-16th century) was waged mainly against this practice.
Thus when constantine gave christianity special status in his empire,idolatry also entered along with it in the unsuspecting name of "intercession to saints".This soon spread to most of the church,because such was the influence of roman empire at that time.But few like donatists(north african christians) and followers of mani ~ Manichean's (mani was a 2nd century apostle of jesus whose followers spread from persia to balkans in the west and to china in the east,before falling into oblivion probably because of islamic conquest) remained true to the gospel of christ.
Later remenants of these christians spread to turkey and balkans where they were called paulicians and bogomils respectively.They were behind the iconoclastic movement of 7-8th century.Both these groups came under heavy persecution from catholics because they dared to expose the truth of christ to them.Finally they were wiped out by catholic crusaders,en route to capture Jerusalem by a secret directive from vatican in 12th century,perhaps the real intention of antichristians(catholics) for taking up crusades was to wipe out true christian like paulcians and bogomils who exposed their idolatry and lies.
But almost simultaneously,the spirit of God started 2 new christian movements in heart of catholicism itself~in italy and france . In italy they were called waldensians and in france they were called cathars .Cathars were wiped out in the 12th centutry by catholic crusaders~a mass murder popularly called as cathar/albinesian crusade (catholic church still take great pride in these crusades) .But italian waldensians continued inspite of severe catholic persecution and they remain to this day .
By 15th century printing was invented and bible became available to masses . They came to know about truth that catholic church was doing idolatry in the name of god . They revolted and it came to be known as protestant revolution and were led by many great leaders like jan hus,jan zizka,martin luther,ulrich zwigli,john calvin,john knox,john wesley and many others .Today protestants number more than 800 million .
In future (after the soon coming WW3) they will unite as single god's church and all people living on earth will be it's members.The 3rd temple will be rebuilt in jerusalem and it shall be called "the house of prayer for people of all nations" exactly as Jesus predicted nearly 2000 years ago.Animal and other sacrifices will be offered there in the rememberance of the ultimate sacrifice ofJesus Christ on the cross,just as it symbolized the coming sacrifice of christ in the old testament period.This will remain till coming of christ ( rapture) .
In rapture believers will be taken and hypocrites left behind to face great tribulation(such as never happened before or never will in the future) which will last for 7 years.The first half of this tribulation will be very prosperous, making people of earth deluded,it will be like a strong "wine' of delusion sent by god to people who rejected him.In the half of this 7 year period antichrist will break his agreement with jews and put up the awful horror inthe holy temple.He will require all to have number 666 imprinted on them to buy or sell.Those who get this mark of 666 are damned for eternal hell.So anybody who happens to be in tribulation period,want salvation he/she has to die as martyrs or get the mark of christ(144,000 people).
I understand catholics will be angered by this, but their anger is in vain because this is the truth and truth will triumph.Also note that throughout the centuries catholics branded(and still branding) all these groups as dualistic pagans heretics who need to be wiped out from face of earth... such brandings were less effective against prots,inorder to fulfill the prophecy of Jesus-"You are peter(petros-masculine noun in greek, meaning a small stone) and i shall build my church(non feminist protestantism) on this rock(petra-feminine noun in greek, meaning a large mass of rock,not the degrading dead body of peter buried under vatican as catholics claim/believe)and gates of hell(catholicism and oter false religions/ideologies) will not prevail over it".
The Roman Catholic Church interprets Jesus here to say, "You are Peter, and upon you, Peter, I will build My church." Peter would be the rock upon which the Church would be built . He would be the "prince of all the apostles and visible head of the whole church."
There are several problems with this interpretation. The first is that someone reading Matthew's Gospel in Greek, the original language of the New Testament, would not have immediately concluded that Peter was the rock. In the Gospel of Matthew, when Jesus said to Simon, "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church" (Matthew 16:18), His choice of words was significant. Though Peter's name means rock (petros), Jesus did not say, "You are Peter (Petros), and upon this rock (petros-which accurately means a small unstable stone) I will build my church,instead he said you are peter(petros) and i shall build my church on this petra(meaning bedrock,or a large rock mass).
Peter's name, Petros,is masculine in gender and refers to a boulder or a detached stone. Greek literature also uses it of a small stone that might be picked up and thrown.
What Jesus said to Peter could be translated, "You are Stone, and upon this bedrock I will build My church." His choice of words would indicate that the rock on which the church would be built was something other than Peter,which can only refer to the revelation given to Peter by the most high God,that is-Jesus is the Christ(messiah), the Son of the living God.
Cause- Johann tetzel was selling indulgences so he took a public stand against him.
Effect- Scolars copied his words and took them to printer so he became known throughout Germany,.
What is the passing down of beliefs in the catholic church?
I think you are referring to "apostolic succession" or "holy tradition."
Two key effects of the Reformation on Europe and the world?
Reformation had an effect in religious practices and social class. In the first, it created a different denominations like the catholic and Protestants. The social classes emerged stronger, that is, middle class became stronger and thus expanded economically and politically while the lower class began to exert themselves.