Martin Luther And The Church: Another Effect Of The Protestant Reformation

The Church has abused their power to a point where churches had more power over kings and princes. The people were powerless, they wanted to protest against the church's ways, but they were afraid it would impact their chances of going to heaven, until a guy named Martin Luther protested against the church. Luther goes against the church's teachings and corruption which sparked the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation have changed the course of history for nations and the people. The church became corrupt, priests were dishonest, the church got wealthy by selling indulgences, ripping people off of their money, and the church became “too worldly.” Martin Luther disagreed with the church's teachings so he protested against the church. Luther started writing the 95 theses which …show more content…
In England , the Reformation started with King Henry VIII wanted a song to succeed his throne. He wanted a divorce, but that was against the church’s teachings. When the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon who couldn’t have children anymore, he declared that only he should have the final authority in relation to the English Church. King Henry VIII put a stop to the church’s overpowered wealth and instead of only the pope having the Bible the Bible can now be in the hands of the …show more content…
The Catholic Counter Reformation was the Catholic Church’s series of reforms in a response to the spread of Protestantism. The Council of Trent reaffirmed doctrine practices. It also issued condemnations on heresies to threaten them to have them baptized to be truly faithful in the church practices. The Jesuits was founded to spread Catholic doctrine around the world. The Catholic Church of the Counter Reformation era grew more spiritual and more educated, and more