Zwingli's Huge System
Honing his skills as a preacher, Zwingli publicly criticized the evils of his time. One of these evils was the mercenary system. This occupation was that any Swiss besides the Pope would go out and battle. Entire villages were hired for military service, mostly in the papal armies. Because some in the leaders in his congregation were carrying this system out, Zwingli was antagonized when he expressed his opposition. By now, Zwingli was willing to leave and accept the position of a preacher at Einsiedeln. Since Einsiedeln was a destination for pilgrims, Zwingli’s message was heard by a much larger group of people. Despite the success, Zwingli also grew to dislike penance along with the pilgrimage system. He saw the same patterns he had
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However, the city presented sixty-seven articles of the Swiss Reformed Church that were able to be debated by anybody who disagreed. A man who represented the Catholic side, Johann Faber, was the vicar-general of the bishop of Constance. The date for the debate was January 29. On that day, six hundred people attended. Faber was furious to find that everything would be in German. This was because the audience would be able to understand what actually was going on. He refused to partake in it as he sat in silence until the debate was in Latin. The master of the town then stated that if there was no reply to the evangelical side, Zwingli would be able to continue preaching. After Faber responded that there should be a judge, Zwingli simply stated: “The Spirit of God out of Holy Scripture itself is the judge.” (https://europeanhistory.boisestate.edu/reformation/reformers/zwingli.shtml) The city fathers made the decision in favor of Zwingli. The reform that Zwingli instigated caused riots to break out in which paintings, organs, and idols that resided in churches were destroyed. They were removed from the churches. A mass was abolished, new baptismal rites were created, marriages were supervised by a court, and the city council assumed the power of excommunication. In the end, Zwingli was able
However, the city presented sixty-seven articles of the Swiss Reformed Church that were able to be debated by anybody who disagreed. A man who represented the Catholic side, Johann Faber, was the vicar-general of the bishop of Constance. The date for the debate was January 29. On that day, six hundred people attended. Faber was furious to find that everything would be in German. This was because the audience would be able to understand what actually was going on. He refused to partake in it as he sat in silence until the debate was in Latin. The master of the town then stated that if there was no reply to the evangelical side, Zwingli would be able to continue preaching. After Faber responded that there should be a judge, Zwingli simply stated: “The Spirit of God out of Holy Scripture itself is the judge.” (https://europeanhistory.boisestate.edu/reformation/reformers/zwingli.shtml) The city fathers made the decision in favor of Zwingli. The reform that Zwingli instigated caused riots to break out in which paintings, organs, and idols that resided in churches were destroyed. They were removed from the churches. A mass was abolished, new baptismal rites were created, marriages were supervised by a court, and the city council assumed the power of excommunication. In the end, Zwingli was able