Corrupted Catholic Church:
During 1400’s - 1500’s Catholic Church distorted the minds of people by suggesting that people can purchase sinfree cards, indulgences for the living and the dead: the idea of purgatory influenced mankind to secure a resting place in heaven. The papal dominion created delusion by mentioning that whoever follows the commandments of popes will be saved from hell - seducing the people with misconception that goodness and salvation lies on their behavior, whether or not they obey the pope. Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk from the Monastery of Wittenberg with a doctorate of theology, considered himself involved in an apocalyptic struggle against the popes. Theoretically, there cannot be any form of communication between …show more content…
He condemned that people began to believe their salvation was secure with the indulgences. In his Theses, he also accentuates the idea that “works of love not only are beloved in God’s eyes, they help the man to grow toward spiritual purity.” He questioned why the pope, whose happened to be one of the richest individuals, chose not to build the basilica with his own money, rather than from the sale of indulgences to the poor? Luther suggested that according to Bible, Christians should serve for their families and the needy ones. By the use of Theses, Luther provided a voice for the growing discontent with the Church. Due to fear Church’s excommunication, nobody had the courage to speak up. However, after studying the Theses based on the Holy book it was understood that church was not saint. Catholic Church’s initial response to the Theses was slow, which further escalated the amount of disbelief in …show more content…
Rationale:
Martin Luther’s ninety-five theses was intended to make the public aware of the church corruption during the period of 1400 to 1500: sin-free cards were introduced to be bought by people. The Catholic popes effectively used this system to garner money and gain prosperity for themselves; Luther explicitly condemned this act because only God has the competence of forgiving mankind, and forgiveness can be earned from praying, not from purchasing a ticket to heaven.
The two sources to be evaluated are ‘The Reformation and the Disenchantment of the World Reassessed’ by Alexandra Walsham and Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther. The first one is a secondary work, a pedagogic investigation on the origins of the Reformation since various historians’ perspective were taken into account. The latter is an essential primary source enumerating the duties of a true Christian.
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During 1400’s - 1500’s Catholic Church distorted the minds of people by suggesting that people can purchase sinfree cards, indulgences for the living and the dead: the idea of purgatory influenced mankind to secure a resting place in heaven. The papal dominion created delusion by mentioning that whoever follows the commandments of popes will be saved from hell - seducing the people with misconception that goodness and salvation lies on their behavior, whether or not they obey the pope. Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk from the Monastery of Wittenberg with a doctorate of theology, considered himself involved in an apocalyptic struggle against the popes. Theoretically, there cannot be any form of communication between …show more content…
He condemned that people began to believe their salvation was secure with the indulgences. In his Theses, he also accentuates the idea that “works of love not only are beloved in God’s eyes, they help the man to grow toward spiritual purity.” He questioned why the pope, whose happened to be one of the richest individuals, chose not to build the basilica with his own money, rather than from the sale of indulgences to the poor? Luther suggested that according to Bible, Christians should serve for their families and the needy ones. By the use of Theses, Luther provided a voice for the growing discontent with the Church. Due to fear Church’s excommunication, nobody had the courage to speak up. However, after studying the Theses based on the Holy book it was understood that church was not saint. Catholic Church’s initial response to the Theses was slow, which further escalated the amount of disbelief in …show more content…
Rationale:
Martin Luther’s ninety-five theses was intended to make the public aware of the church corruption during the period of 1400 to 1500: sin-free cards were introduced to be bought by people. The Catholic popes effectively used this system to garner money and gain prosperity for themselves; Luther explicitly condemned this act because only God has the competence of forgiving mankind, and forgiveness can be earned from praying, not from purchasing a ticket to heaven.
The two sources to be evaluated are ‘The Reformation and the Disenchantment of the World Reassessed’ by Alexandra Walsham and Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther. The first one is a secondary work, a pedagogic investigation on the origins of the Reformation since various historians’ perspective were taken into account. The latter is an essential primary source enumerating the duties of a true Christian.
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