Protestant Reformation Research Paper

The Protestant Reformation is the period when certain reformers changed the way the Roman Catholic Church functioned because they believed that the church was not delivering God's message the right way. The Reformation began during the sixteenth century in the Holy Roman Empire (modern day Germany), from 1517-1648. The important factors that caused the Protestant Reformation include the corruption of the Church, the inventions that led to the beginning of the reformation, and the reformers who initiated the reformation. The main cause for the beginning of the Protestant Reformation was the fact that the Church was seen as corrupt and did not function the way they believed God would want them to make the Church. The popes and the priests in the Catholic Church was involved in war. The people who served the Church knew that the religious figures in the Church were involved in war. The figures should be teaching people to not be involved in war and violence, but since they were …show more content…
The printing press was invented around the 1440s by Johannes Gutenberg. Many people might think, what does the printing press have to do with the beginning of a reformation? It has a lot to do with the Protestant Reformation. During the sixteenth century, literature was developed a lot because printing became easier. People didn’t have to write out words and only had to type it. It quickly spread throughout Europe and soon there was more books made because of the fast way to type out words. One of the many books that was typed was the Bible. Since literature increased because of the printing press, Luther was able to translate the Bible from Greek to German, allowing more people to understand the Bible and also spreading Christianity. Also, since the printing press was made, it caused Luther to also type the 95 These which is what started the Protestant