The reformation was a period that would significantly alter the role religion played, not only during its occurance, but for many centuries to come. The reformation occured during the 16th Century. It created a schism within the Roman Catholic Church to create different groups of Christians, not connected to the Roman Catholic Church or the Pope. This led to the English establish the Church of England, which is considered the "Middle way" between Catholicism and Calvanism. This was credited to King Henry VIII.
The Catholic Church had been the centre of power throughout Europe for many centuries. Its and dominated every European state. Its influence was unparallel to any king or queen who would oppose them. For many years, anybody who spoke against the church or pope would face punishment or death. The people guilty of such behaviour were called heretics, they were tortured, exiled and cruelly executed by a body called the Inquisition. Because of this, almost …show more content…
Over the span of the millennium the church has progressively lost much of its power over many regions and political parties. To this day the Vatican is still a major attraction for Christians internationally, particularly for pilgrimage and tourism, it is still fully functional and the system has remained the same, just with a significant decrease in influence and power over the world. Anglican presence is still quite large throughout the United Kingdom, it is once again becoming a Catholic nation however, (with Islam rapidly increasing) this is due to a large number of immigrants coming to the country as Catholics. The Roman Catholic faith boasts a large 1 billion followers (One Seventh of world Population) and is the largest organised religion in present day, and even though they remain to be the largest religious faction on Earth they still do not have a fraction of the role that they once
The Catholic Church had been the centre of power throughout Europe for many centuries. Its and dominated every European state. Its influence was unparallel to any king or queen who would oppose them. For many years, anybody who spoke against the church or pope would face punishment or death. The people guilty of such behaviour were called heretics, they were tortured, exiled and cruelly executed by a body called the Inquisition. Because of this, almost …show more content…
Over the span of the millennium the church has progressively lost much of its power over many regions and political parties. To this day the Vatican is still a major attraction for Christians internationally, particularly for pilgrimage and tourism, it is still fully functional and the system has remained the same, just with a significant decrease in influence and power over the world. Anglican presence is still quite large throughout the United Kingdom, it is once again becoming a Catholic nation however, (with Islam rapidly increasing) this is due to a large number of immigrants coming to the country as Catholics. The Roman Catholic faith boasts a large 1 billion followers (One Seventh of world Population) and is the largest organised religion in present day, and even though they remain to be the largest religious faction on Earth they still do not have a fraction of the role that they once