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    life, it was predominately controlled by Christianity. The church in that era had tremendous wealth, government power and authority over people's lives. The towns were located around the local church and they would devote their time to building new civilizations. First, the Catholic Church was the only church in Europe. It obtained it's wealth by putting the fear over the Peasants so they would work for free on the Church land. The Church had total control over them. There were two groups…

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    rich being able to buy high church positions. People after having to go through this their entire life were finally fed up and broke apart from the church which in turn caused multiple wars and millions of people to lose their lives. The church in the 16th century was in dire need of money to complete some of their projects. So they sold what's called an indulgence. This gave people forgiveness of their sins for a price. Some people were angry at the Catholic Church for what was a cash grab.…

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    Analysis Galilee United Church of Christ was founded under the strong pastor ship of the late Reverend Joseph Mann in the 1900’s. Galilee is found locally in the heart of Oriental, North Carolina, which is the Pamlico Community. After Mann was succumbed, many pastors have served on the chairman for a consecutive of years. Each minister came and made a worthy contribution to the church. The Reverend Leon White, formerly of the Wake Forest area came a rebuilt the church in the year of…

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    about the church. Martin became a teacher and a believer after going from town to town one day and lighting struck hit a tree then he believed god saved him so he became a believer. I think he wrote the 95 Theses cause he was tired of the church doing what they want to do an not pleasing god like a church is suppose to do. The 95 Theses were bad things that the church did. The way coach glass explains this it seems like the catholic church of that period of time was a scam. The church shouldn’t…

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    century the Church 's power and authority were never questioned. Martin Luther, a catholic monk saw many problems with the Roman Catholic church during the height of it’s power, such as John Tetzel selling indulgences. In the 15th century, religion was the key to reaching salvation. If one was not to attend church or not strive for a religious lifestyle from birth to death, they would be viewed as damned and go to hell. Because of this fear of not reaching…

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    appropriately they are called the Church of England. This denomination began in the sixteenth century in England evolving from the Roman church but remaining intact with their with strong celtic influence. When created by King Henry the VIII he declared the Anglican church is under the ultimate authority of the king, contrary to traditional church that is usually under the Pope. It began when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses to the doors of the Catholic church and discontentment began to…

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    who was not a firm believer within Roman Catholicism was sentenced to death. The Catholic Church itself was beginning to appear very evil as it charged outrageous prices for weddings, baptisms and had begun to charge for the forgiveness of sins. In addition it was during this time that priests and people within…

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    christens, it applied to ecclesial openness to other churches. The Ecclesial movement has been led by the World Council of Churches since 1948. This movement created full communion among the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church, United Church of Christ, and the Reformed Church in America. Even before Vatican II made ecumenism a pivotal theme Father Yves Congar highlighted the ecumenical issue that divided Christianity. In 1995 John Paul II reaffirmed the catholic commitment to…

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    of the Catholic Church and inspired the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation weaken the control of the Catholic Church, created new denominations and new freedoms in Christianity. Furthermore, these Luther 's actions helped in the set up of the United States of America. Martin Luther impacted world history by fighting against oppression, by sparking a reformation, and by his actions having effects on United States. First, Luther fought back against the Catholic Church and sparked…

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    When assembling an argument, one must consider both sides. In the case of the argument for reform within the Roman Catholic Church, Martin Luther provided a profoundly heretical response for his time. Known as the individual who sparked the ecclesiastical reformation, otherwise known as the Protestant Reformation, Luther was able to clearly state his arguments for eliminating the power that the Spiritual estate seemingly had over the temporal state. Throughout To the Christian Nobility of the…

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