The Mennonites were founded in 1536 by Menno Simons when he realized that his ideals were sounder than the ideals of the catholic church. The Mennonites is a protestant sect that is founded on a few main ideals. Anabaptism, which is the belief that baptism is delayed until a person admits faith, is the core belief the Mennonites were founded on, and also one of the main reasons they split from the Catholic Church. Another ideal it was founded on was pacifism, which entails that they never respond to anything in an aggressive manner. The third ideal is simplicity in life. The denomination also took hints from the reformation in following the reformist, or lutheran versions, of transubstantiation and sola scriptura. Menno Simons grew up in a
