Examples of Church Corruption at the Time of the Protestant Reformation.
1) The priest and pope abused their power, saying that their word was God's word and no one could protest them because the bible was in Latin, and so were the services.
2) The church said that only the church authorities could interpret the bible.
3) The Catholic Church neglected to help the poor and lived lives of luxury
2) The church said that only the church authorities could interpret the bible.
3) The Catholic Church neglected to help the poor and lived lives of luxury
What an Indulgence was and what the Church was doing with them.
Indulgence (n.) a release from sin by the pope through the payment of money
What the church was doing was collecting the money earned from giving indulgences and putting it towards building Saint Peter's in Rome
What the church was doing was collecting the money earned from giving indulgences and putting it towards building Saint Peter's in Rome
What the 95 Theses was, who created it, and what was Done with it.
In 1517 a statement in Latin was put on a church door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg by Martin Luther called the 95 theses. The theses opposed the manner in which indulgences were being used to raise money for the building of Saint Peter's in Rome. Within two weeks the theses was spread all throughout Germany and within 2 months the theses had spread all throughout Europe. It wasn't until the next year that they translated the 95 theses into German, printed, and widely copied them, making the controversy one of the first in history to be helped by the printing press.