Martin Luther Say Were Caused By The Appointment Of Cardinals Summary
1) How does Luther describe the papal court? Why does it anger him so?
Martin Luther, accredited with the being the father of the Protestant Reformation was appalled by the papal court. Luther described the papal court as unjust and described the court as part of the devilish government of the Romanists. Martin Luther was angered by the papal court because he felt that not all matters should be taken through the court and men should fear god more than man. The papal court disgusted Martin Luther and he believed there was no way the hellish government could get worse than it already was.
2) What problems does Luther say were caused by the expansion of the Catholic hierarchy through the appointment of cardinals?
Martin Luther believes expansion
of the Catholic hierarchy through the appointment of cardinals destroyed the service of God. Luther states that because the cardinals must have all the wealth, Vitality was turned into a desert with no more worship, preaching, convents, sees, and revenue. He fears now that Italy has been turned into a desert land, these cardinals have now come to Germany and will create the same destruction.
3) Why does Luther attack the selling and lending of prebends and benefices by the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther attacked the selling and lending of prebends and benefices by the Catholic Church due to his belief that the act was extremely greedy. Through the act of prebends, if an incumbent died, the benefice will return to the one who sold, lent, or abandoned it. Because of this, benefices were heritable property, causing none to hold them unless sold. Luther thought it was an odd practice for a man to give another a benefice and to receive a certain annual sum.
4) Why was it important for Luther to convince the German nobility to join his side?
In my opinion, it was crucial for Luther to convince the German nobility to join his side. Martin Luther needed the Germans financial support to reform the Roman Catholic Church and I believe it could not have been done without them. Through Luther's “Address to the Christian Nobility,” he aimed his message directly at the German Nobles and bluntly expressed his hatred for the Roman Catholic Church; I believe Martin Luther felt that the German Nobles were the only ones who could aid in Martin Luther's fight against the Roman Catholic Church.
Martin Luther, accredited with the being the father of the Protestant Reformation was appalled by the papal court. Luther described the papal court as unjust and described the court as part of the devilish government of the Romanists. Martin Luther was angered by the papal court because he felt that not all matters should be taken through the court and men should fear god more than man. The papal court disgusted Martin Luther and he believed there was no way the hellish government could get worse than it already was.
2) What problems does Luther say were caused by the expansion of the Catholic hierarchy through the appointment of cardinals?
Martin Luther believes expansion
of the Catholic hierarchy through the appointment of cardinals destroyed the service of God. Luther states that because the cardinals must have all the wealth, Vitality was turned into a desert with no more worship, preaching, convents, sees, and revenue. He fears now that Italy has been turned into a desert land, these cardinals have now come to Germany and will create the same destruction.
3) Why does Luther attack the selling and lending of prebends and benefices by the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther attacked the selling and lending of prebends and benefices by the Catholic Church due to his belief that the act was extremely greedy. Through the act of prebends, if an incumbent died, the benefice will return to the one who sold, lent, or abandoned it. Because of this, benefices were heritable property, causing none to hold them unless sold. Luther thought it was an odd practice for a man to give another a benefice and to receive a certain annual sum.
4) Why was it important for Luther to convince the German nobility to join his side?
In my opinion, it was crucial for Luther to convince the German nobility to join his side. Martin Luther needed the Germans financial support to reform the Roman Catholic Church and I believe it could not have been done without them. Through Luther's “Address to the Christian Nobility,” he aimed his message directly at the German Nobles and bluntly expressed his hatred for the Roman Catholic Church; I believe Martin Luther felt that the German Nobles were the only ones who could aid in Martin Luther's fight against the Roman Catholic Church.