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    would be in while he is morally virtues‚ making a man temperate man a moral man. The second is in the way in which Aristotle describes and explains temperance and continence; he does so using most of the time their negations (so to speak) of self-indulgence and

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    monasteries‚ and was appalled by the corruption he found there. Luther became increasingly angry about the clergy selling ’indulgences’ - promised remission from punishments for sin‚ either for someone still living or for one who had died and was believed to be in purgatory. On 31 October 1517‚ he published his ’95 Theses’‚ attacking papal abuses and the sale of indulgences. Luther had come to believe that Christians are saved through faith and not through their own efforts. This turned him

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    open to scrutinize these writings‚ but also appropriately emphasizes the complexities of historical norms and expected behaviors that the Buddha cannot resist simply because he was (and is) expected to be a supreme human. If anything‚ Buddha’s indulgences in excess‚ marital

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    You pay a certain amount of money to buy a indulgence ‚and you do not worry about the hell or even purgatory when you die. If you paid the church a good amount of money‚ you could get away from the sins you have committed and the sins you will commit. This was even expanded later on‚ allowing people to buy indulgences for their dead relatives. Christians saw these as hope for their afterlife. As the God’s representative‚ the Pope

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    intercourse had mistresses and held parties devoted to sex. Pope Alexander VI‚ otherwise known as the Borgia pope‚ was rumored to even have had sex with his own daughter‚ Lucrezia‚ and had fathered a son with her. Nepotism‚ overspending‚ and indulgences were additional things the church was guilty of. To combat this‚ Erasmas and Luther both spoke against the corruption. The text

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    The Renaissance brought much change to those living in Europe in a multitude of areas. Change was occurring in all areas of human life‚ with the most well-known areas being art‚ science‚ music‚ and religion. The most controversial area was religion‚ which changed the lives of the majority‚ if not‚ all‚ people living in Europe. However‚ not only did religion change the people‚ but the people‚ in turn‚ changed religion. The most prominent religion in Europe during this time was Catholicism‚ which some

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    had finished his work on up to 200 Gutenberg Bibles in 1455. It took Johannes five years to make these Bibles‚ making approximately one Bible every nine days. In 1454‚ Johannes printed Indulgences for Pope Nicholas V. Indulgences are “tickets” from the Catholic Church that supposedly forgave all sins. These indulgences were sold to Europeans that wanted their sins lifted so they could go to Heaven. Johannes’ business soon started to fall after 11 years of service. In 1455‚ after he had completed his

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    a humanist‚ criticized the deeds of the church such as monks blindly reciting prayers and the sale of indulgences. For example‚ when in the book it states” Erasmus‚ though his life and work‚ made clear that many loyal catholic’s wanted major reforms in the church long before the Reformation made them a reality”. This supports the fact that Erasmus criticizes the church with the sale of indulgences to citizens to repent for their sins. In addition‚ Erasmus also

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    professor of theology‚ priest‚ monk‚ and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther rejected several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly fought with the church on views of indulgences. He even wrote ninety- five theses on the power of indulgence‚ which made people think about the other lies the Catholic Church had made them believe. The people who revolted against the church were called Protestants. Protestant were followers of the Christian Church that

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    This intellectual movement rapidly gained popularity because the citizens of Italy liked the idea of having a greater worth as an individual. A change in education in which exemplified the greater knowledge of the classics and the outlawing of indulgences showed that humanism was present during the Renaissance and the Reformation. Through politics‚ economics and society‚ humanism can be seen as a key aspect to the Renaissance and the Reformation. Politics Humanism is shown within the document

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