Roman Catholic Church: Source Analysis

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Source one is an image about the different beliefs of the church. The artist would be against the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church but would be supporting Martin Luther’s beliefs of communion, Sola Scriptura and Fide, communion and the priesthood of all believers. The artist has a pro-Luther perspective because in the image it shows that believers who have a personal relationship with God is a faith that is real and will last and those whose faith is indulgence-based is simply not faith at all because there is no relationship at all. The image focuses on the idea that the church has not been spreading the true word of God. Since there are two sides to this image it shows that some believers are beginning to reform from the church and start

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