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    Luther was arguably the most influential Christian leader. He was the monk in the Holy Roman Empire what shook the entire Christian world. Luther paved the way to start questioning the churches practices which eventually led to the Protestant Reformation. His views on Christianity appealed to the common people who didn’t have access to a Bible to study on their own. This was a threat to the Roman Catholic Church and caused a large commotion and outrage through the land. Western Europe went through

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    The Great Papal Schism is also known as the Western Schism that lasted from 1378 – 1417, during which the papacy (the position itself) was in great divide between three popes in the Roman Catholic Church. This political upheaval within the Roman Catholic Church caused distrust of the western civilization towards the church. It began after the Avignon Papacy or the more commonly referred to, “Babylonian captivity of the papacy” which was when the papal court was moved to France and French cardinals who

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    The Inferno The role of church during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries was extremely important especially the Roman Catholic Church. The role of church determined all facets of life culturally, politically, socially etc. According to spark notes Dante’s personal life and writings were greatly influenced by the politics of late-thirteenth-century Florence. The struggle for power in Florence was a reflection of a crisis that affected all of Italy, and, in fact, most of Europe, from the twelfth

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    Martin Luther was a brave German theologian and monk whose revolutionary ideas prompted millions of Catholics across Europe to question some of the main pillars of their faith. Ever since its establishment, the Roman Catholic Church has argued that as important as faith may be, people need to perform good deeds in order for God to grant them eternal life. Since salvation is not a free gift and human beings are not passive recipients of God’s grace, Christians can and should cooperate with God if

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    of Medieval Europe was the Roman Catholic Church. The far-reaching and penetrating influence it had over most of the Western world far exceeded that of any secular rulers of the time. It influenced the personal lives of ordinary people through its religious laws, and it affected the political climate having “divine authority” over even kings. Because people feared the pope and ultimately the divine authority he represented, there was little rebellion against the church itself, even if there were

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    The French Revolution was a civil revolt that broke out in France against the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church, which lasted from 1789-1799. This resulted in the establishment of France as a republic, democratic government and caused the Roman Catholic Church’s necessity, as well as its power to be questioned. The French Revolution ended the thousand-year rule of the monarchy in France and began when King Louis XVI gathered representatives from the 3 social groups called the Clergy

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    about original styles of music creating new genres. There was a vast development in musical instruments, which was used to accompany vocals in motets, chansons, and dance music. The music of the Renaissance greatly affected the Roman Catholic Church. During this era, the church seemed to have lost power because of the new humanistic ideas; however, they saw this as an opportunity to use secular music to change sacred music.

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    The Roman Catholic Church, a civilizing force in the western civilization, played a prominent role in European history. Historical records of Europe’s culture began with Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. It continued with Christianization throughout the middle ages and developed into the reformation that was triggered by the Renaissance. However, the Renaissance influenced the way the European people viewed the world and enforced reasoning (the opposite of faith), which demolished Christian unity

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    The statement acts to justify his finding with the church and connect them to God. Copernicus realized that the church would be quick to judge him, and possibly this is why he didn’t publish his theories until late in his life. His discoveries were not so much as important as were his methods of observation and application of mathematics

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    While Roman Catholicism is the official religion, and native religions remain prominent, Bolivia practices freedom of religion. Simultaneously, nearly three-dozen different indigenous cultures live within Bolivia, each with their own set of customs and beliefs. Although Bolivia has a constitution that calls for religious freedom and the separation of church and state, there are some instances of disregard. As of 2001, 78% of the Bolivian population is Roman Catholic; between 16% and 18% is Protestant

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