Martin Luther hopes to abandon the rules by appealing to the princes and rulers of Germany, reciting grievances against the church and urging reform. Martin Luther really wanted to change the church and hoped it would be all about God.
2. How is Luther redefining temporal and spiritual authorities and what is their relation to one another? Dr. Martin Luther had redefined temporal and special authorities by going through his experiences and having exchanges with the church. He redefines spiritual authority as the result of divine grace and he objected to the remission of temporal punishment by the pope. Martin Luther was hoping that he would be able to change …show more content…
Ignatius does believe in indulgences if what is causing him to gain pleasure pleases God and allows him to continue his life as a good Christian.
What does St. Ignatius mean by “in these dangerous times of ours” on page 91?
Back then when this was written in the 1500s St. Ignatius meant a totally Christian philosophy by saying, “in these dangerous times of ours”. During that time in the 1500s a lot of people were dying because they could not follow the church’s rules and were exterminated. If that were still the way today and the church was given that much power numerous people would have passed away.
St. Ignatius writes on page 91 that “it might be useful to speak of their bad conduct to those who can apply a remedy”, how does this quote show some controversies in his own writing?
St. Ignatius shows controversies in this writing when he says, “it might be useful to speak of their bad conduct to those who can apply a remedy”, as sometimes he thinks he can go against the church and fight back while on other occasions he says, “I will believe that the white that I see is black, if the hierarchical church so defines it”. Even though it is very confusing when St. Ignatius has two different opinions on this topic and is taken to each side of the