How Did Peter Respond To The Rise Of Calvinism

Martin Luther's Reformation, religiously, partially stemmed from his distaste for the corruption of the Catholic Church, which had begun issuing indulgences to fund the construction of St. Peter's Basilica. Luther believed that justification by faith and faith alone should determine someone’s salvation, and he disagreed with purchasing indulgences to lessen the punishment for sins. As a monk who fell in love with a nun, Luther also disagreed with the Catholic-imposed celibacy and marriage restrictions. Then, politically, the warlords of the Holy Roman Empire had an interest in delegitimizing the Catholic Church as a way to disenfranchise the Holy Roman Empire. These warlords ran mini-states within the empire, and when the Hapsburgs came into
Though, there were signs that could clue someone in on who is going to heaven, the elect, and who is going to hell, the damned. Calvin’s ideas also appealed to the middle class because, under Calvinism, one sign that you’re destined for heaven is if you’re making money. Calvin became the theocratic ruler of Geneva, Switzerland, and his form of Protestantism inspired the Puritans in England and New England and the Huguenot Church in France, where Calvinism became the prominent form of Protestantism. The last of the Protestant Reformations was the English Reformation. King Henry VIII, whose older brother was initially intended to be king, was obligated to take his brother’s place following his untimely death. Henry also had to marry his brother’s betrothed, Catherine of Aragon. The marriage was strategic for the Tudors, as they had only been in power for one generation, and Catherine was the daughter of the King and Queen of Spain. Catherine did not produce any sons, so Henry asked the Pope for an annulment. As his reason, Henry claimed that Catherine had relations with his brother before his death, making their marriage