The Protestant Reformation And The Reformation In Europe

In fact, being a Catholic monk he originally wanted to improve the church. This can be inferred from the wording in the 95 Theses,

Martin Luther was one of the first to call out the Church for this practice. In the passage

The creation of Indulgences eventually brought about their misuse through permitting their sale in the 12th and 13th century. During this time period the Papal office started selling Indulgences and “decided that paying money to support good works was just as good as performing good works”. This brought widespread corruption with in the Church offices, leading to prices shooting through the roof, and commissaries becoming greedy to attain more wealth. However, the Church did not stop there, they made the Indulgences more widespread, and almost mandatory to avoid purgatory/hell. They furthered their argument by stating that “[the Church] had inherited an unlimited amount of good works from Jesus, and the credit for these good works could be sold to believers in the form of indulgences”. At one point, the Church had become so greedy that they would spread their use of Indulgences to those who have already passed away, and that if they did not pay before their death, they could still be saved by family members. This astonishing belief that the Church

Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church’s ability to explain Christian practice and Christianity in general. At first Luther did not want to get into bad hands with the pope or the church. Martin’s Ninety-five theses only attacked the way indulgences had been abused. Luther had his opinions and others had their own, but Luther felt that people who believe in that indulgences could save them, had a false sense of security. Not only did Luther feel this way, he also felt that the Pope is not doing the right thing by taking peoples money with lies. He felt that the Pope should find another way to fund his building projects. This document started discussion among churchmen and scholars just like Martin. Later on the Theses had been translated in German from the Latin that Luther had originally used and copies began to roll of the printing press. The document was spread everywhere and struck many people favorably. Luther was proud of what he had done and controversy grew but Martin was not going to back

Over the next few years, Martin Luther began to believe that the Catholic Church was being dishonest. This lead Martin Luther to post his ‘95 theses’ against the practice of selling indulgence (Lutheranism). He hoped for a reformation of the church, however once it became obvious to him that a reformation would not occur; he began to share his own views. He continued to inform people on his perspective, regardless of being excommunicated from the church.

Moreover, these quotes discredit the requirement of confection to the priests for the purpose of forgiveness and salvation. In his, Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences, also know as the

Not to mention, Luther also praised the God that God has a high tolerance and is generous because God said that nothing should be imposed on the dying. Furthermore, in the point 86 of The Ninety-five Theses, Luther had questioned why did the pope has to use the money of the poor believers instead of the rich. Moreover, Luther also questioned that what is the true meaning to use the money they got from the redemption of sinners to build a Church? This had ruined the original idea of building a

Luther’s belief that scripture alone is the sole authority for principle enable him to question the Church. Scripture said that “Christ’s death fully

Indulgences are forgiveness of sin but you have to pay for them. Martin Luther a monk became fed up with the selling of indulgences. He made the 95 these and put them on the churches door step. The 95 theses was discussing topic the Luther had make up to show the church. The 95 theses late became the foundation of the Protestant Reformation.

Along with indulgences, the church would often find ways to force the people to pay fines. If the Church told someone to do something but it was not done exactly how they wanted it, a fine would have to be paid or the person would be sent to prison. Luther did not agree with how the Church was overly wealthy and sought ways to get more money out of the members of the church. At the time, Pope Leo X was having money raised to fund the renovation of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Luther disagreed with the Pope’s efforts to collect money from poor believers instead of the wealthy church paying for the renovation

Another key detail is when Cardinal Cajetan also said that the bible is not for everyday people and that the Pope’s interpretation is what is in God’s favor. The Cardinal’s argument, although is accepted, should not be and it goes strictly against God’s will for humanity and the Christian religion. The scriptures were created by God in order for all to read and have their own interpretation on it. Luther believed in giving the common man the scriptures and leaving the word of God up to interpretation to whoever reads from them, which shows he wants to go back to where the people could read the word of God. Luther viewed all people as their own priests, as they journey through scriptures forming interpretations on their own conscience. The Cardinal only strengthens Luther’s point in that the catholic church is corrupt and Luther is trying to turn back time and relive the true days of Christianity. Also showing Luther was a reactionary, Luther did not want to let the church take away the freedoms of christians that were clearly stated in scriptures. Luther stated that he would not recant his ideas and works unless he could be proven wrong by the word of God alone, not by the Pope and other religious authorities. Many church officials openly admitted that most of his works are from scripture and by recanting these works, Luther would be recanting the word of God through the scriptures themselves. If Luther were

From the time Christianity began to the time of the Protestant Reformation, for about a millennium and a half, there was only one sect of Christianity: Catholicism. After the Protestant Reformation, however, different Christian denominations sprang up in many parts of Europe. The Protestant Reformation’s beginning is most commonly associated with Martin Luther’s beliefs and his protest of the wrongdoings of the Catholic Church. Before the Reformation, the Catholic Church was more interested in raising funds for its leaders and keeping political ties healthy rather than the spiritual enhancement of the Christian people. There were problems with Catholic leadership years before during the Babylonian Captivity and the Great Schism, in which there were multiple popes as a result of political rivalries between regions. These two events greatly depreciated papal authority for years to come, and although many people still practiced Catholicism, their confidence and trust in the Church was never completely restored. Luther protested the sale of indulgences, the belief that the Church’s interpretation of the Scripture was the only right interpretation (that people should read the Bible themselves), and the corruption of the Catholic clergy. Catholics believed that, by purchasing an indulgence, a soul could escape from purgatory; the leaders of the Catholic Church took advantage of this belief in order to receive more revenue. Since the start of Christianity, the Catholic Church

To begin, the Protestant Reformation was impressioned by some economic situations that either led to the cause of it, or was a semi-result of it. Indulgences were the root beginning of the reformation, as Martin Luther thought that the sale of these indulgences was wrong and it was a scam to simply get unnecessary money for the church. He also thought that this was wrong, as no living being should be able to simply ‘buy’ their way

The use of indulgences were shown be a scam of by the Church which then mislead Christians generating fear among of not being accepted into heaven or their sins being absolved. martin Luther found his answer in Saint Paul's epistles, specifically in “the just shall live by faith”, It can not be shown through any action but through the love of God. Martin Luther changed the view of indulgences as salvation was only achieved through faith and not by money or gifts to the

Claiming that Jesus had given the power to absolve sin to the first Pope Peter, the Pope and members of the clergy advertised that this power had been passed down to the present day Pope. Luther was outraged when he learned of this new method the church was using to raise funds. He stated that “No man can be assured his salvation by any episcopal function” (Marty, Martin Luther, 32). Luther believed Christians should follow the Apostle Paul’s blue print to salvation which was to live “constantly in fear and trembling” (Marty, Martin Luther, 32). Luther worried that if people believed they could simply buy their salvation that all Christians would face the wrath of God when it came time for judgment because they lived their lives not fearing it. Luther is not alone in his realization of the invalidity and corruption of