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    events occurring concurrently that expressed a crisis of the symbol of security pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. The Medieval Church had total control over the people who‚ regardless of social standing‚ believed in the existence of God‚ heaven‚ and hell. According to the document Lindberg provided‚ the people were instructed from an early age that only through the Roman Catholic Church were they allowed to be received into the light of God and entrance into heaven (The European Reformations Sourcebook

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    people such as Erasmus and Luther became able to think for themselves instead of following the church. This led to criticism against the church and its guidance. The quote “Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched” Refers to the idea of criticizing the church that Erasmus “laid” which Luther then “hatched” by doing the same and taking action. Erasmus‚ Desiderius a humanist‚ criticized the deeds of the church such as monks blindly reciting prayers and the sale of indulgences. For example‚ when in the

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    Many critiques were made about the Catholic church during the time of the Protestant Reformation. One of these critiques can be found in source number 1‚ a letter written from Luther to the Pope. A critique Luther makes about the church in this letter is that they use their power to steal from the people. In Luther’s words‚ “the Roman Church as become the most licentious den of thieves” (Luther). One of the things Luther is referring to here is the Church saying if you buy this certificate‚ called

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    1. What was the Reformation? The Reformation was the separation of the Church in England and the Roman Catholic Church. The authority before the Reformation was solely held by the Pope and the Prodestants didn’t feel that the Catholic Church could define Christian practices in the way they should be a the time and the Bible wasn’t translated to the people in ways that it was intended. 2. What were the key theological points of the Reformation? The key theological points of the Reformation were that

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    Jesuits are the Society of Jesus‚ a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. After being seriously wounded in the Battle in 1521‚ he underwent a spiritual conversion while in recovery from his injuries to leave his military life and devote himself to labor for God‚ following the example of Francis of Assisi. Between 1524 and 1537‚ Ignatius studied theology and Latin in at university in Spain and then in Paris. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during

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    James Culppeper Analysis Paper II Family and the Church versus false doctrine 11/23/2014 In recent years‚ many of those who are trying to diminish or destroy the organization of family have been overly active. In a recent news article from BBC‚ the highest-ranking priest from the Catholic Church has made some pretty controversial statements about homosexuality‚ and urges his cardinals to develop an acceptable view in regard of homosexuality. Since the early

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    The Council of Trent (Latin: Concilium Tridentinum) was the 15th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church’s most important[1] councils. It convened in Trent (then capital of the Prince-Bishopric of Trent‚ inside the Holy Roman Empire‚ now in modern Italy) between December 13‚ 1545‚ and December 4‚ 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods. Council fathers met for the first through eighth sessions in Trent (1545-1547)‚ and for the ninth

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    century Huldrych Zwingli founded and reformed the Swiss Church. He was born on 1 January 1483. Zwingli reformed the Swiss Church by teaching what Martin Luther thought to the church in Germany several years before. In the beginning of forming the Swiss Reformed Church‚ un- Biblical challenges faced them. The Swiss Reformed Church faced sensuality‚ which caused challenges within the church (Shelton). This sensuality that spread throughout the church caused great enjoyment and delight to the people within

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    Jessica Annobil Mrs Harris “The Church of England was only a half reformed church in the period 1559-1603”. To what extent is this statement valid? (45marks) This statement is valid to a considerable extent. This is due to the fact that before Elizabeth came to the throne her siblings had been before her‚ Edward VI (1547-53) and Mary I (1553-59)‚ these two had a contrasting religious beliefs and both implemented harsh penalties for those who did not conform to their religious reform. This is one

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    ‘Pope’) from the first century to the papacy of Leo the Great in the mid fifth century. What factors underpinned Rome’s importance in the Church? In this essay I intend to show how the church in Rome grew in importance and how the Holy Roman See came to hold a position of pre-eminence in the early Christian Church and which still pertains today in the Catholic Church. I will first look at the evidence that theologically is put forward to support this position. I then intend to look at some examples

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