Luther And Erasmus: Influential Men In The 16th Century

Luther and Erasmus were especially influential men in the early sixteenth century. Who both contributed greatly to the Reformation of the Catholic Church. Both were against the corruption within the church, such as the hierarchy or the importance of money. Although they were the same in these ways they were different in how they wanted to deal with the Church. Erasmus wanted to reform from the old branch of Catholicism, while Luther wanted to construct a completely new branch of Christianity. Erasmus still believed in the validity of a Pope and the Church. He also agreed with many more principles of Catholicism than Luther did, like the importance of good deeds. Erasmus even took issue with much of what Luther proposed. He especially took