St. Hilda's: The Protestant Reformation
St Hilda’s is a Christian school based on the Anglican Church which was formed as a result of the Protestant Reformation. So what was the Protestant Reformation and how has it shaped Christianity today? In the early 1500s there was only one church, the Catholic Church (which we now call the Roman Catholic Church) which was and still is led by a Pope. The different denominations we have now are a result of the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a movement led by German monk Martin Luther, that was aimed at reforming the Catholic Church and began with the protest against controversial church practices. It was a significant development in the Catholic Church as it ended the religious unity between Europe and formed the many
…show more content…
The Code of Canon Law defines an indulgence as “a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven” 1. According to the Catholic Church, purchasing indulgences enabled the deceased to spend a shortened amount of time in purgatory. Purgatory is defined by The Code of Canon Law as “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven” 2. Depending on the amount of money paid, determined the amount of time spent in purgatory by loved ones and oneself before they went to heaven. The more money you paid, the quicker you went to heaven. Earnings from the indulgences went to the Church, Clergy and the construction of the St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. St Peters Basilica is now the second largest church in the world and features artwork from the likes of Michealangelo. It was a controversial practice as the selling of indulgences wasn’t mentioned in the …show more content…
Spain sent an Italian man ‘Christopher Columbus’ to ‘discover’ India and return with silk and spices which weren’t found in Europe. On another voyage Columbus ‘discovered’ North, Central and South America and found many resources that would enrich lives once returned, such as sugar, chocolate and tobacco. He also discovered gold and brought that back to Spain and Europe. Once countries had access to these resources, they were in prime position to trade with other countries. These European countries began to get very rich with the sales of sugar, tobacco and gold and had an increasing desire for
The Code of Canon Law defines an indulgence as “a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven” 1. According to the Catholic Church, purchasing indulgences enabled the deceased to spend a shortened amount of time in purgatory. Purgatory is defined by The Code of Canon Law as “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven” 2. Depending on the amount of money paid, determined the amount of time spent in purgatory by loved ones and oneself before they went to heaven. The more money you paid, the quicker you went to heaven. Earnings from the indulgences went to the Church, Clergy and the construction of the St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. St Peters Basilica is now the second largest church in the world and features artwork from the likes of Michealangelo. It was a controversial practice as the selling of indulgences wasn’t mentioned in the …show more content…
Spain sent an Italian man ‘Christopher Columbus’ to ‘discover’ India and return with silk and spices which weren’t found in Europe. On another voyage Columbus ‘discovered’ North, Central and South America and found many resources that would enrich lives once returned, such as sugar, chocolate and tobacco. He also discovered gold and brought that back to Spain and Europe. Once countries had access to these resources, they were in prime position to trade with other countries. These European countries began to get very rich with the sales of sugar, tobacco and gold and had an increasing desire for