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    After the Middle Ages‚ a religious reformation that traveled through Europe occurred. This religious reformation is known as the Protestant Reformation. Many events happened during the Middle Ages that led to the Protestant Reformation. Some of these events were the Catholic church‚ Martin Luther‚ and the printing press. These three events had a large enough effect that they were a big cause of the reformation. Many people dislike the Catholic Church’s traditions. A big reason for this was because

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    The Protestant Reformation AP WOR L D H I ST ORY CHAPTER 16 NOTES RELIGION & SCIENCE (1450-1750) The Protestant Reformation Started in 1517 by a German priest named Martin Luther Issued a document called the 95 Theses   Nailed it to a church door in Wittenberg‚ Germany Outlined his issues with the Catholic Church The Protestant Reformation Martin Luther was critical of the following abuses conducted by the Catholic Church:  The selling of indulgences    Pope Leo X (above) sold

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    A Roman Catholic Hispanic By: Charles Hamlett Ethics/105 April 26‚ 2013 The Hispanic and Latino Roman Catholic Non-Hispanic vs. Hispanic Both Hispanic Roman Catholics and Non-Hispanics Roman Catholics share most of the same beliefs about the Roman Catholic religion with few exceptions. The Hispanics are much stronger believers than the Non-Hispanics. More than nine out of ten Hispanics identify with a specific religion. That would make the Hispanics extremely religious. God plays

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    On October 31 of 1517 in Wittenberg‚ Saxony‚ a thousand years of Catholic unity are about to be undone. Martin Luther‚ an Augustan monk and professor of theology at Wittenberg University has written his 95 Thesis which within weeks will spread all across the Holy Roman Empire and beyond. Of all the trials that had faced the Catholic Church over the last two centuries‚ none was more damaging then the Reformation. Faced with the spreading support of Lutheranism by the people and princes of the Empire

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    theological perspective brought the Protestant Reformation to a logical conclusion‚ providing empirical proof for the criticisms brought up by Martin Luther. The emergence of this new

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    The Spanish Inquisition and the Protestant Reformation were two separate attempts to respond to social and religious unrest. The Spanish Inquisition was born from a social matter and the Protestant Reformation was started by Martin Luther. Both of these events called attention to wrongdoings that were happening in the Church. It is also often believed that the Catholic Church was responsible for most‚ if not all‚ of the horrors that happened during these events. However‚ this is not the case. Both

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    Numerous events forced the Catholic Reformation. These events were heavily embedded in the clergy exploitation of the Christian doctrine. In that era the text and the sermons were given in Latin unfortunately‚ majority of the congregation if not all of the congregation did not speak Latin. Consequently‚ they were unable to comprehend the sermon. Additionally‚ the clergy did not live in their own diocese‚ or speak the native language therefore‚ they could not sympathize to the needs of the population

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    Rajni Devraj Mrs. Lukon Western Civ. 20/11/12 Martin Luther Martin Luther was born on November 10 and was one of the most renowned leaders of the protestant reformation. Luther was from Eisleben in the Holy Roman Empire (present day East Germany)‚ and was born into a family of small but free landowners. He received his education in a cathedral school at Eisenach. After his master’s degree‚ he began studying law. His father was very dedicated to make Luther a lawyer‚ and was ready to use

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    The later Protestant Churches generally date their doctrinal separation from the Roman Catholic Church to the 16th century. The Reformation began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church‚ by priests who opposed what they perceived as false doctrines and ecclesiastic malpractice—especially the teaching and the sale of indulgences or the abuses thereof‚ and simony‚ the selling and buying of clerical offices—that the reformers saw as evidence of the systemic corruption of the Church’s hierarchy

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    philosopher John Locke (516). He served as the bases for absolute monarchy and attacked the divine right theories. He believes that people are a product of their environment. This weakened the influence of organized religion (519). In medieval Europe‚ the Catholic Church was very influential as they defined many different aspects of society‚ such as art‚ politics‚ and science. During 1450 to 1750 what power the church had began to go away‚ and scientist began to challenge the church

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