The Reformation: Corruption Of The Roman Catholic Church In Europe
Introduction
The Reformation was a revolt against the values and practices of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe throughout the early sixteenth century. The Reformation started in the north of Germany but quickly spread throughout Western Europe which was officially under the control of the Christian Church at the time. The Reformation occurred in response to the corruption and practical abuses of the Catholic Church at the time. Many people were influential in the revolt including Martin Luther and John Calvin developed a better way for the Church to run, this lead to the creation and the development of the Protestant denomination.
The conception of the Reformation can be attributed to the Augustinian monk, Martin Luther. Luther was born …show more content…
From 1305 seven popes had resided in Avignon in southern France rather than in Rome which had been considered the home of the Catholic Church. In 1376 however, Pope Gregory XI returned to Rome, however Gregory died in 1378 causing a papal election to take place because of this many people in Italy rioted as they thought a French pope would be picked for the position, however the cardinals elected and Italian, Pope Urban VI. After the election Pope Urban became hostile effectively stripped of his position by the same cardinals that had elected him, instead they elected Antipope Clement VII, a Frenchmen who resided in Avignon, however Urban kept control of Rome effectively leaving the Church with two Popes at the same time. As alliances grew between nations aligned with both popes, both ruling Popes died and cardinals elected new Popes for both sides. In 1407 cardinals gathered and decided to elect a new Pope that would take over the roles of both current Popes forcing them to resign, because of this Antipope Alexander V a Pisan was elected, however both Popes of Rome and Avignon retained their position leaving the Church with three Popes, in 1417 both Popes from northern Italy and Rome excommunicated Antipope Benedict XIII who was the Pope of Avignon at the time, they both resigned which forced the council to elect Pope Martin V who became the first genuine Pope to rule the whole Christian Church from Rome. Because of the excommunication and Pope Martin V’s election the papacy was restored however this had created an attitude of mistrust between the people and the papacy that would continue through until the time of
The Reformation was a revolt against the values and practices of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe throughout the early sixteenth century. The Reformation started in the north of Germany but quickly spread throughout Western Europe which was officially under the control of the Christian Church at the time. The Reformation occurred in response to the corruption and practical abuses of the Catholic Church at the time. Many people were influential in the revolt including Martin Luther and John Calvin developed a better way for the Church to run, this lead to the creation and the development of the Protestant denomination.
The conception of the Reformation can be attributed to the Augustinian monk, Martin Luther. Luther was born …show more content…
From 1305 seven popes had resided in Avignon in southern France rather than in Rome which had been considered the home of the Catholic Church. In 1376 however, Pope Gregory XI returned to Rome, however Gregory died in 1378 causing a papal election to take place because of this many people in Italy rioted as they thought a French pope would be picked for the position, however the cardinals elected and Italian, Pope Urban VI. After the election Pope Urban became hostile effectively stripped of his position by the same cardinals that had elected him, instead they elected Antipope Clement VII, a Frenchmen who resided in Avignon, however Urban kept control of Rome effectively leaving the Church with two Popes at the same time. As alliances grew between nations aligned with both popes, both ruling Popes died and cardinals elected new Popes for both sides. In 1407 cardinals gathered and decided to elect a new Pope that would take over the roles of both current Popes forcing them to resign, because of this Antipope Alexander V a Pisan was elected, however both Popes of Rome and Avignon retained their position leaving the Church with three Popes, in 1417 both Popes from northern Italy and Rome excommunicated Antipope Benedict XIII who was the Pope of Avignon at the time, they both resigned which forced the council to elect Pope Martin V who became the first genuine Pope to rule the whole Christian Church from Rome. Because of the excommunication and Pope Martin V’s election the papacy was restored however this had created an attitude of mistrust between the people and the papacy that would continue through until the time of