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    3. The Catholic Reformation was started before the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. Unlike the leaders in the Protestant movement, many stayed with the Catholic Church and tried to reform it within. These reforms challenged every level of the Church. The Council of Trent was initiated by Pope Paul III. The council met in Trento, Italy in December 1545 and they met two more times in May 1551 and January 1562 and ended in December 1563. This council was created to identify the

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    DON'T GIVE IN, RESIST! The protest of reformation was very strong going through the streets. The movement was a very big resistance. Reform is important because it is from the 16th century. it's a movement, created the protestant and reformed churches, it's from the roman catholics and it was against King Gustav. Reformation is from the 16th century. This is where it was first spoken of for the first time. Reformation is a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church

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    into the Catholic Church and to counter the growing conversion of protestants. Having already launched the counter-reformation in the 16th century, it did not fare well against Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation and his 95 thesis of debating points in 1917. Protestant believers argued that faith was the one and only way to earn salvation and god’s grace. Luther accused the church of nepotism and was able to announce protestant as new branch of

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    2. Describe the roles and contribution of Martin Luther, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I to the development of the Reformation. The development of the reformation was due to the contribution of three key icons of Martin Luther,Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The effort made by each of them helped reform the church and the events that followed in the counter reformation. Martin Luther entered an Augustinian monastery and was ordained a priest in 1507. He lived in Germany in the state of Saxony

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    of the church to various challenges such as the reformation and the worldwide refugee crisis has resulted in change to many aspects of the Catholic church. In response to such challenges, new traditions were introduced, as well as a command in effort required from different christians to tackle such challenges. Furthermore, it has also made the church more relevant to

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    10,1483 in Eisleben, Germany, he would grow up to be a Christian theologist and monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation. Luther strongly influenced the doctrines of Protestant and other Christian traditions. Luther was called to the Church to return to the teachings of the Bible resulted in the formation of new traditions within Christianity and the Counter-Reformation in the Roman Catholic Church. He translated the Bible and helped develop a standard version of the German language

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    Social changes and developments: Between the 15th and 19th centuries, the world became revolutionized and interconnected through the rapidly growing trade network, massive migrations to the Americas, and several religious revolutions. In the 15th and 16th centuries, European mariners started to explore global waters to establish new sea routes that would support long distance trade. Specifically, Columbus took to the sea in 1492 in order to gain access to the Asian markets by a new, western route

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    Date: Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600 Renaissance was a time that began in 1300, during the last middle age and ended in during the late 1500s but correctly marked the period of the European history. The word in French meant ‘rebirth’ of the European civilization. The Reformation was the break from the Catholic Church and the birth of Lutheranism or Protestant that was championed by Martin Luther King. The essay will focus on the origin of Renaissance and Reformation explaining the intellectual

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    During this time, religious reformation was happening all across Europe. In England, Henry VII came to power and made a big deal out of trying to establish a male heir to the throne. He was initially married to Catherine, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, who gave him a daughter named Mary. After she failed to provide him with a male heir, he insisted on getting an annulment from her. Henry VII went to Pope Clement VII claiming that his marriage to Catherine was invalid. Pope Clement procrastinated

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    Martin Luther’s “Ninety- Five These,” 1517 1. Why did Luther object to the sale of indulgences? What other practices did he condemn and why? a. The sale of indulgences was not saving any souls rather yet it was condemning them. The true way to clear away the sin is to as God for forgiveness and repent of the sin committed. Luther objected to the sale of indulgences for many reason. First of all the Pope does not have the power to relive someone from a sin, only God can. Second paying your way out

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