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the Saint Peter’s Basilica, he collected money by selling indulgences. The Doctrine of Indulgence says that the church would have the authority to grant people merits to give spiritual benefits. Luther would later then attach to the door of the church at Wittenberg Castle the list of the 95 theses on the indulgences. Soon he would publicly challenge the authority of the Pope and the church council and the response was by giving him two months or be excommunicated. 2. The status of women was…

as Poland and Haiti. Pope St. John Paul II also canonized more saints than any of the previous Popes combined in the last 1,000 years. In addition, as being Pope shortly after Vatican II, Pope John Paul helped to integrate the new changes into the Church tremendously. Pope St. John Paul II became Pope at the young age of 58 years old. As a result of this younger than normal age for a Pope, he was able to travel frequently around the world. During these travels, he greatly impacted many…

fiction did Tolkien created, the readers must first know Tolkien’s own comprehension of Christianity. In 1892, Tolkien was born in South Africa. Before both of his parents’ death, he moved to England and converted from a nominal Anglican to the Catholic Church with his brother. His mother, Mabel Tolkien, and his later guardian, Father Francis Morgan, had a profound influence on Tolkien’s religious belief and instilled in his youth; therefore, his personal relationship with God began to transcend…

committed Protestant, his father work solicitor for the religious court of the church. (Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night) However, in 1579, his father died and his mother later remarried a Catholic man named Denis Bainbridge. The family faced hardships of refusing to go to church, due to all the churches in England being Protestant. Guy had already left England when Queen Elizabeth I made it illegal to not go to church in…

as the Apostle of consecration to Mary." (Catholic.org)"Kolbe then organized the Militia Immaculata after witnessing demonstrations against Pope St.Pius X and Benedict XV. His main goal was to work for the conversion of sinners and enemies of the church ." (Catholic.org) During his 20's he was ordained a priest and started a periodical called the Knight of the Immaculate. This periodical often touched on Mary related gospel stories and reflections. When Germany's reign began Kolbe was one of…

to the Roman Catholic Church Reformation. Luther was born in Germany in 1483. He was a man who tried to live as the church instructed but he still felt he was a sinner and that God would punish him. His fear lead him to believe that people could be saved only if they believed in Christ. Resulting Luther questioned the idea that salvation could be given only through good works. Luther influenced the Catholic Church and its followers, as well as politics portraying to the church. He was a…

religious family and decided at an early age that he was going to share the gospel with everyone he possibly could by becoming a pastor. Bonhoeffer went to seminary for a few years and then ran the Confessing Church- which pledged it’s allegiance to Jesus Christ first, not the government. The church was unfortunately shut down by the Nazi government. Later in his life Bonhoeffer was arrested and hanged for his plan to assassinate Hitler. While in prison Bonhoeffer would teach the gospel from his…

Revolution caused a lot of conflicts with the Catholic Church that was slowly losing power in Europe. The Renaissance introduced a lot of different innovations, philosophies, and ways to think about religion and government. Humanism was a way of basing things on evidence and not supernatural. Also humanists thought that human choice changed history and not supernatural beings. Scientists like Copernicus and Galileo had troubles with the church trying to spread information on how the universe and…

in the bible, the Council of Trent made declarations as well as a few regulations to reaffirm the Catholic faith. The regulations were made in response to the distaste that the public had shown to the Churches' methods of fundraising. As such, the Church made stricter regulations to combat accusations of corruption such as stricter rules on indulgences. They also made several declarations. One of the declarations was that Catholic tradition is equal to the Scriptures in authority and not Martin…

Tetzel: "Indulgences will save your soul, so you won't suffer in purgatory." Luther: " What do you mean, they will save your soul? All the money collected is just part of a scam, for the people don't even know they're being saved." Tetzel: " The Pope is saying these indulgences will save your soul, are you saying you don't believe in the authority of the Pope?" Luther: " As I have said before, ' the Pope has neither the will nor the power to remit any penalties'. Also, the bible has never said…