Roman Catholic Church

Ignited at the start of the 16th century by the nailing of a candid list on the door of a small German church, the Protestant Reformation introduced the Catholic Church to new thoughts and practices that left European Christians in a state of disbelief. After many disaccording new sects cut ties with the Church, scholars and rulers had a hard time to accept the new concept being introduced to them- religious toleration. While many accepted religious toleration many regions didn’t embrace it for…

Do you ever wonder how man came to be? How the world changed today? During the Middle Ages, the time period preceding the Renaissance, the Catholic Church dominated both political and social aspects of Europe.Man's view of the world changed from being extremely religious and having everything to do with religion, to still being religious but also celebrating human activities.This resulted in a more secular view of the world and an emphasis on the individual An increased level of knowledge,…

The Renaissance would be the product of a number of causes which spurred an end to the toleration of the Roman Catholic Church in the 1520s. As a result, Europe would experience some of its biggest and bloodiest conflicts in history until the 1900s. During the 15th and early 16th centuries--before the Reformation would begin--the development of humanism into the European world, as well as the rediscovery of ancient Greek Classics--especially after the 1453 sack of Constantinople--would cause…

sectarianism, it stemmed from an intense and deep seeded rivalry between those who belong to the Protestant religion and those who identified themselves with the Roman Catholic…

James, your comment about Luther got my attention, which is very interesting to me, “Luther was out to challenge the corrupt ways of the Catholic Church…, but was that rebellion or God at work in this history and used Luther to get the job done.” I had to look up the term “rebel” and “rebellion” to give me more understanding about being rebellious towards authority. The spirit of rebellion is not of God at all, because it constitutes to compose or represent the resistance of during what is…

posted ninety-five theses on the door of a Catholic church in Wittenberg. That man was Martin Luther, he was questioning the church and their recent practice of selling indulgences. Not only did he post his theses on the door, but he also wrote a letter to the Archbishop of Mainz regarding the sales of indulgences. Luther was against these sales of indulgences and other principles that the church was teaching. Indulgences is the money that can be paid to the church so that a sinner spends less…

How do you agree with the interpretation of Source 1 about the relationship between the Nazi Party and the Church? In 1933, Germany’s inhabitants consisted of mostly Christians with one-third being Roman Catholic and two-thirds Protestant. The key difference between the two sources is that Source 1 asserts that the Catholic Church supported the actions of the Nazis in fear of the Nazis power and made no actions against the tragedy that befell the Jews. However, Source 2 is more convincing in its…

the failures of the Catholic church, soon he would become one the of the most important person in Western history. On October 31st, 1517 Luther publish his Ninety-Five Theses with his publication the Catholic church went under attack. The protestant Reformation lasted from 1517-1648 there are five reasons why the protestant Reformation one, the abandonment of the popes. Two Rise of Nationalism, three the black death, four, decline of Latin and five the corruption in the church.…

was born on October 23rd 1491 and died on July 31st 1556. He is most famous for being the founder of the society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits. During the 16th century people in Europe were starting to break away from away from the Roman Catholic church and the time of reformation started to take place. During this time, Saint Ignatius and his group of Jesuits participated in the Counter Reformation which was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Saint Ignatius’s idea for creating…

and just. Second Christ and the Saints, through their infinite virtue established a “treasury of merits”, on which the church could draw, due to its special relationship with Christ and the Saints. Third, the church had the authority to grant sinners the spiritual benefits of those with merits. An indulgence was originally a remission of the priest-imposed penalties of sin- the church had often granted Crusaders such indulgences in the 12th century. By the later middle ages, people widely…