Started by Martin Luther and the creation of Lutheranism reformation of Christianity spread across Europe, reformations like these spread across Europe. The protestant reformation spread throughout Europe with many different sects being created. After losing so many members, the Catholic church realized that they were doing something wrong and had their own reformation which has been deemed the “counter-reformation.” Ultimately the two religious revolutions because the protestant reformation focused more on changing the religious laws of Catholicism, while the Catholic church instead changed social aspects of the church.
The protestant reformation was first started by Martin Luther and the creation of Lutheranism, but it also included the creation of other …show more content…
It began with the council of trent which changed the qualifications required for people to become clergy members. This meant that the readers of the bibles had to actually be able to read latin instead of mumble random words that make no sense and that not just anybody could become a clergy member. The counter-reformation also focused on removing pluralism in order to stop high up bishops and priests from abusing their position and becoming pluralists. This lead to a changed social hierarchy. Another thing that the Catholics did was remove indulgences. Indulgences which were the original cause of the protestant reformation were removed due to the fact that it did not correspond with the idea that good works and faith got you into heaven instead of just buying your way there with money. During the Catholic reformation, orders were created. They were created not by the clergy, but rather by ordinary people. One such order is the jesuits which was made of people who often were of military backgrounds, but later turned to Catholicism. It was created in order to help reform the church and often engaged in charitable
The protestant reformation was first started by Martin Luther and the creation of Lutheranism, but it also included the creation of other …show more content…
It began with the council of trent which changed the qualifications required for people to become clergy members. This meant that the readers of the bibles had to actually be able to read latin instead of mumble random words that make no sense and that not just anybody could become a clergy member. The counter-reformation also focused on removing pluralism in order to stop high up bishops and priests from abusing their position and becoming pluralists. This lead to a changed social hierarchy. Another thing that the Catholics did was remove indulgences. Indulgences which were the original cause of the protestant reformation were removed due to the fact that it did not correspond with the idea that good works and faith got you into heaven instead of just buying your way there with money. During the Catholic reformation, orders were created. They were created not by the clergy, but rather by ordinary people. One such order is the jesuits which was made of people who often were of military backgrounds, but later turned to Catholicism. It was created in order to help reform the church and often engaged in charitable