Reformation
How Martin Luther changed the church
What was the change?
Priests were caught gambling, drinking and doing other things that priest were not allowed to do. Martin Luther then found out about these things and decided to write "The 95 Theses". Once he wrote them someone copied his words and then started to make copies a lot of them. They all spread throughout Germany and people started to read about it. The Pope got mad at Martin Luther because he wanted people to believe that the Catholic Church was lying.
How did the change impact society at the time?
The priests were not following the church rules, and people thought that it wasn't bad because the priest were doing it. So it made them think that what they were doing was a good thing and not a bad thing. Martin Luther told a lot of people that the church was lying to them, so then the pope got mad and excommunicated Martin Luther. The people started to question the church a lot and started to join Martin Luther's non-Reformation side.
Who were the people associated with the change.
Martin Luther
He was a Protestant and he only believed that if you had faith that you would go to heaven. He was also the one who made the 95 theses. He also had a problem with indulgences. He told everyone how bad the church was and that is when people started to question the church and some became a Lutheran's and protestants against the church.
Henry VIII
Catholic Chruch
They wanted to stop the Reformation, so they fought against it. They didn't give up real easy as well. Even though they excommunicated Martin Luther he didn't really care because all he needed was faith to go to heaven.