Martin Luther was responsible for the Protestant Reformation, which was when reformers pointed out problems with the church: corruption, simony, and sale of indulgences. During the Protestant Reformation new religions were created because reformers did not agree with Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation had an effect in the Europeans’ society, economy, and the politics. Some effect influenced the European society but others led to diversity.
The Protestant Reformation affected society in many different ways. During the Protestant Reformation the Catholic Church believed that a monastic life was superior to the secular life. The Catholic Church also taught that salvation could be achieved by both good works and faith, such as indulgences. …show more content…
Before the Protestant Reformation all bibles were written in Latin only. Common people before believed that the information that was preached to them was all true because they didn’t know how to read, so they thought that maybe that’s how god wanted it to be like. After the Protestant Reformation, the bible was translated into different languages so that the common people were able to read the bible and other books. The printing press was also part of that reformation because it was able to write books faster and in a inexpensive way, which increased the productivity sale of books and bibles. It also expanded ideas of the new protestant faiths. A second effect on the economy was Luther’s beliefs, which he believed in hard work, a publicly funded education, and absolute honesty in all economic transactions. Luther’s beliefs on economics widely influenced the western …show more content…
Some countries favored the Catholic Church and other favored the new protestant religions. For example, Italy and Spain favored the Catholic Church. Spain favored the Catholic Church because they did not want to deal with any new movements, so any books in relating to Protestantism were restricted. Along with Italy, the reformation reached them but was never implied. Anyone who showed interest toward lutheranism were exiled from the country. On the other hand, Germany and France favored the new protestant religions. For example, Germany favored Lutheranism because they used Luther as a theologian, during the Germanic Peasants’ Revolts. People in France who favored Calvinism were known as Huguenots “French Calvinist”. During 1572, Henry Navarre, a french calvinist, was going to marry Margaret of Valois. He hoped that by the marriage he would be able to unite the catholics and protestant huguenots. Instead on August 24, 1572, the Catholics attacked on the Huguenots, leading that to be known as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. This event was an effect of the Protestant
The Protestant Reformation affected society in many different ways. During the Protestant Reformation the Catholic Church believed that a monastic life was superior to the secular life. The Catholic Church also taught that salvation could be achieved by both good works and faith, such as indulgences. …show more content…
Before the Protestant Reformation all bibles were written in Latin only. Common people before believed that the information that was preached to them was all true because they didn’t know how to read, so they thought that maybe that’s how god wanted it to be like. After the Protestant Reformation, the bible was translated into different languages so that the common people were able to read the bible and other books. The printing press was also part of that reformation because it was able to write books faster and in a inexpensive way, which increased the productivity sale of books and bibles. It also expanded ideas of the new protestant faiths. A second effect on the economy was Luther’s beliefs, which he believed in hard work, a publicly funded education, and absolute honesty in all economic transactions. Luther’s beliefs on economics widely influenced the western …show more content…
Some countries favored the Catholic Church and other favored the new protestant religions. For example, Italy and Spain favored the Catholic Church. Spain favored the Catholic Church because they did not want to deal with any new movements, so any books in relating to Protestantism were restricted. Along with Italy, the reformation reached them but was never implied. Anyone who showed interest toward lutheranism were exiled from the country. On the other hand, Germany and France favored the new protestant religions. For example, Germany favored Lutheranism because they used Luther as a theologian, during the Germanic Peasants’ Revolts. People in France who favored Calvinism were known as Huguenots “French Calvinist”. During 1572, Henry Navarre, a french calvinist, was going to marry Margaret of Valois. He hoped that by the marriage he would be able to unite the catholics and protestant huguenots. Instead on August 24, 1572, the Catholics attacked on the Huguenots, leading that to be known as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. This event was an effect of the Protestant