Reformation
World History 2nd
What was the change???
Many church leaders lived more like kings, than priests, and became increasingly involved in political matters. Priests broke vows by marrying, drinking,gambing, and giving indulgences.that means that priest were giving pardons for sins.It lead to the founding of christian churchs that reject the popes authority.To raise money for these activities, the church raised fees for services, but the reformation weakened the church instead of helping it.
How did the change impact society at the time???
Caused the division between the Roman Catholic Church and encouraged others with separate beliefs to branch off. Only faith and good work are needed for salvation. Church teaching only based on words of the bible. All people of faith are equal as these formed statements.
Henry Vlll
Henry Vlll was the king of England, he was married to six different womens. his first wife give him a daughter but Henry wanted a son and his wife was 42 and he thought she will be unable to give him anymore children.The Catholic church will allow his a divorce so he truned into protestants.
Guttenberg
He created what many believe to be the most important invention in history ( the printing press). Was a better way to released book instead of writing them by hand.
Martin Luther
Was the first who wanted to make a change. He thought about all the things wrong with the church and created the 95 Theses. He posted it on the door if the castle church. Somehow, they where printed multiple times and spread all over Germany.
Seen today in our society
It helped form schools, stopped the spread of protectanism, indugences were allowed, convert non-christians to catholicism. bible and churches were equally powerful.