threaten all moral values‚ Pope Leo I remained strong and resolute as ever while defending the Church and the people of Rome. His courage and devotion to the faith earned him title of “the Great” only held by one other Pope‚ Pope Gregory I. The Church further honored Leo by granting him the title of Doctor due to his Christian Doctrine which is still used today in the lessons of the Catholic breviary. These achievements are only a few of the many accomplished by Pope Leo I‚ rendering him considerably
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criticized the church for its worldliness and believed that one didn’t need direction from the Church‚ but just needed to read the Bible for guidance. It was from these men that Martin Luther came to the conclusion that faith alone would lead to salvation and you didn’t need to work for it. Martin Luther appealed to Pope Leo X to correct the abuses of the Church. When that didn’t work‚ he rallied the people to follow him. His beliefs spread through German states and most of Northern
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• A1: I found that Martin Luther’s creation of Lutheranism was significant because it started a chain reaction of straying religious theories‚ which ended the reign of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was outraged by the Catholic Church’s exploitation and prosperity. He revealed that he disagreed with the beliefs of the Catholic Church‚ which led to him being excommunicated. Martin Luther aligned himself with the rulers of Denmark‚ Sweden‚ and Germany. His new doctrine allowed Germany to establish
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Pope Leo Xiii Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII was the first pope to try and bring the Roman Catholic Church into harmony with the modern world. He continued the efforts of his predecessor Pius IX to gain independence for the Vatican from Italy. It could be argued that Christianity Survived through Pope Leo XIII because of his political and social work. Pope Leo XIII’s real name was Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci. He was born on March 2‚ 1810‚ in Carpineto‚ Italy. Vincenzo Gioacchino
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The year is 1517 and set in Germany. As one of the members who sits on the papacy for Pope Leo X‚ I find the actions of Martin Luther not only a crime against humanity‚ but find them to be punishable by God himself. The church has never been challenged by outsiders‚ but this Martin Luther seems to be the first to attempt. His outright disrespect to the church is unjustifiable. It is an obligation for those who call themselves followers of Christ to be pardoned of their sins to reach the gates of
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Martin Luther (1483-1546)‚ began his studies at the University of Erfurt 1n 1501. In July 1505‚ Luther got caught up in a storm a lightning bolt struck nearby him and as he stood in terror he prayed “Help me‚ Saint Anne‚ I will become a monk.”. In 1507‚ he was ordained a priest and became a doctor of theology‚ administrator of eleven Augustinian monasteries‚ and dean of the seminary in the town of Wittenberg. Luther felt as if he was unworthy‚ he had been saved from the storm‚ but would he be saved
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“The pope cannot remit any guilt‚ except by declaring that it has been remitted by God…” These words are some of the words that were stated in the 95 Theses by Martin Luther which caused him to be accused of heresy by the Catholic Church. He was accused of heresy because his words had challenged the pope and the practices of the Catholic Church. While some people think Martin Luther was guilty of heresy‚ there are other people that think that Martin Luther was innocent. From doing research‚ Martin
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Martin Luther was a priest and a friar from Germany. He lived from 1483 to 1546. He died at the age of 62 while visiting his home town. Luther and thought the Catholic Church was unjustly taking people’s money so that they may get closer to God‚ and so the Protestant Reformation began. (“How Protestantism began”‚ 2008) The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century schism within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther‚ John Calvin and other early Protestants. (“Martin Luther” (n.d.)) The
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Reformation founder Luther’s desire was to be an honest and responsible Christian. With such a simplistic action‚ Martin Luther began a movement that he never intended to transpire. Historically to this point‚ the early church faced opposition; however‚ the protests from Luther would incite a multitude into what we know as the Reformation. Furthermore‚ the life and leadership of Martin Luther divided the church and changed the course of Christianity. Before we embark on the journey into Luther’s impact upon
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and twentieth Century’s‚ the popes wrote multiple Encyclicals‚ exhorting nations to return to the fundamental Christians principles they were founded upon. In 1891‚ Pope Leo the XIII wrote the Encyclical‚ On the Condition of Workers‚ which condemned and corrected many of the errors that were occurring within the Industrial revolution. Pope Pius the XI wrote an Encyclical on the Restoration of the social order on the fortieth anniversary (Quadragesimo Anno‚ 1931) of Leos’ Encyclical. The focus
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