Indulgence

The Protestant and English reformation were both reforms that took place in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church. Comparatively these reformations are alike and different in some sense. For example, both of these reforms were led by two leaders and went against the church’s beliefs for different purposes. King Henry VIII went against the church for personal reasons, whilst Martin Luther did so because the church could not offer him salvation amongst other reasons. Martin…

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.…

figure in the Protestant Reformation was Martin Luther. Luther, a German monk, believe in autonomy and Independence and their religion. He was against being dependent on clergy. A primary concern attacked was the practice of indulgences. Ninety-five theses on the subject of indulgences left on the Castle Church by Luther was a strong Catalyst for the movement. Martin Luther Is a controversial figure for his time. He was a religious university teacher during the 1500s. He came along during a…

his ninety five theses on the door of Wittenberg Castle Church. He is a point of discussion, with the intention of giving these, topic of 95 months shall, corruption, was launched a devastating criticism of indulgences as people of faith. Luther also called on him to end the sale of indulgences and sent a copy to the Archbishop of Mainz Albert Albrecht. Supported by the printing press, within two weeks a copy of the topic of the 95-month Article spread over all of Europe. In 1518 October, in a…

The Ninety - Five thesis are the power and efficacy of indulgences. These were written by Martin Luther. He wrote the ninety - five thesis in 1517. These were ninety - five paragraphs. Martin Luther explained every thesis. That's why they were so long. Martin Luther challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church in the ninety – five thesis. The purpose of his writings was to address issues that should be debated in the Catholic Church. He proposed a list of questions and statements that he…

good and questioned the church for their wrong decisions. For example, the church was selling indulgences for people who sinned. This meant people were paying money for their forgiveness from Christ. The church used this money to finance themselves, and for personal popularity, which did not look right for the…

Luther states, “Christians are to be taught that he who sees a needy man and passes him by, yet gives his money for indulgences, does not buy papal indulgences but God’s wrath.” (“Ninety-Five Theses” Thesis 45) Conversely, Luther also states, “Because love grows by works of love, man thereby becomes better. Man does not however, become better by means of indulgences but is merely freed from penalties.” (“Ninety-Five Theses” Thesis 44) Luther asserts both the consequences of being generous…

monk if he survived the storm. When the storm subsided, Martin, true to his word, turned his back on law 5 days later and entered an Augustinian monastery. He lived in this monastic life for many years until a man named Johann Tetzel began selling indulgences (redemption from sins for money) to raise…

1. Since Pope Leo X needed money to build 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…

could have been still under the thought of Papal Rule because it sparked an interest in people’s minds to have the separation of the church and the state. We would not have the right to worship our Father how we would want to choose. Selling indulgences and no liberties and the world maybe would even be ruled by the Pope and other Monarchs (even though there is still a Pope, he doesn’t have complete power). There were also many small short-term impacts that made a huge long-term change in the…