Research Paper On The Reformation

The Reformation According to the Roman Catholic Church, salvation was only possible to Christians who followed the pope and that those who did not accept the Church nor accept the pope as the representative on earth of God, would be damned for all eternity (Arnold). This would be the churches philosophy for a long period of time, as the church grew and grew, gaining political and economic power over every aspect of the community. This was changed by a movement called The Reformation .This movement would be a turning point in the Roman Catholic Church’s history as the churches corruption and supposed infallibility was shown and removed respectively. The church’s control over the economic and political arena was destroyed by the Reformation
The pope called Martin Luther a drunken German,who would be better once he sobered up(Hendershot). This caused not only Martin Luther to be outraged but for the German church to be beyond offended. Soon after this event Martin Luther spoke out against the pope, calling him a heretic (pavao). The Roman Catholic Pope, outraged, sent the inquisition out to find and bring Martin Luther to his terms of justice. The pope banned Martin Luther's theses', sentencing anyone who had them to death for crimes against the church. The pope in himself felt himself infallible, as he was the unofficial declared dogma of the Roman Church and he felt this was an assumed fact. Yet even the pope isn't infallible as he led to the official downfall of the Roman Catholic Church. Yet the pope is not at fault for the failings of the church as he was brought into a position that for centuries was the best of the best. The church brought a broken kingdom and a broken land back to its former and an even higher glory (Guisepi). From when they took over,590, to when their power was destroyed,1517, they ruled,at first, with God and his followers best interests at heart. Martin Luther was not the only great man of this time making
Martin Luther targeted the Church's philosophy, its people, and its long standing traditions. Yet the church was greater for it. The changes wanted by the reformation did happen gradually, by then though, the church was already fully removed from Martin Luther's movement. The church, never the same stays on with its intended purpose today, changed and ready for the future ahead, learning from its past mistakes and taking from them the lessons they hold