Year?Country?Person?

The Protestant Reformation

What’s wrong with the RCC?

“INSTEAD OF SAVING THE SOULS OF THE DEAD AND SENDING THEM TO HEAVEN, THE CLERGY GORGE THEMSELVES AT BANQUETS AFTER FUNERALS…THEY ARE WICKED WOLVES! THEY WOULD LIKE TO DEVOUR US ALL, DEAD OR ALIVE.”

Protesting the Church

Causes of the Protestant Reformation

Abuses of the Church

Simony

Indulgences

Indiscretion

Nepotism

Abuses in the Church

Popes were political Opposed to?

Lavish lifestyles i.e. Medici popes

“God has given us the papacy – let us enjoy it”

Rebuilt churches

How are they going to pay for all of this?

A pardon for sins committed during a person’s lifetime – if you cough up the dough

Martin Luther

German monk

Outraged by the sale of indulgences “As soon as the coin in the

coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs.” Jonathan Tetzel

95 Theses 95 issues he had against

the church

Would not recant after being excommunicated

Luther and his 95 Theses

Interior of Castle Church Castle Church Doors

His Teachings

Reject indulgences

Salvation through faith

Bible = all religious truth

Clergy could marry

Rejected church hierarchy

Translated Bible into German

What does this mean?

95 Theses Luther’s Bible

At this point of the story who is upset with ML? What do they do? What is the result?

The Spread of Protestantism Why isn’t Luther

executed?

Why is he protected?

Whose invention saves Luther?

The Division of Europe – one effect of the PR

John Calvin - protestant

Luther’s Ideas: Salvation through faith Bible = religious truth

New Ideas Predestination – God has

determined who would gain salvation Work hard to show that you

are destined for Heaven $$$ shows God’s blessing

Theocracy in Geneva Strict morality and work ethic

The Spread of Protestantism and The Rise of the Anglican Church

“Henry, we can’t begin to make progress unless your friend leaves the room”

Henry needs a new wife! What should he do?

Reorganization of the Church in GB

• In a nutshell…• Henry needs an heir Can’t

get a divorce Creates a new Church Divorce acquired

• 1534 - The Act of Supremacy• Head of Church – not Il Papa• Seized RCC lands

• Creates new church• Called the Anglican

Church/Church of England”• Maintain most forms of RCC

• Conflict between Catholics

and Protestants (Anglicans)

• New church consolidated under Elizabeth I

Henry VII Effects

Does this clarify things?

EFFECTS – Counter Reformation

1. Reform RCC Council of Trent and

Jesuits

2. The Inquisition

3. Religious wars for more than 100 years

4. Continued Anti-Semitism Jewish migration to

Eastern Europe

Counter Reformation

Council of Trent (1545-63) Moral reform of the clergy Reestablish Church doctrine, beliefs, and dogmas

Salvation through both Faith and Works

Create the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) under Ignatius of Loyola Defend/spread the Catholicism throughout world Where will they spread Catholicism?

THE INQUISITION

Killin’ heretics since the 1500s!

The Inquisition - “The Fight against Heretics”

Suppress the spread of anti-Catholic dogma

Fought/Attacked: Jews Christians

Orthodoxs Protestants

Lutherans Calvinists Anglicans

Muslims

the good, the bad, and the ugly…

What events led to changes in the Catholic Church?

The Evolution of Catholicism

The End