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Yesterday at Notre Dame Cathedral, Eastern Synod Lutheran Bishop Michael Pryse and I took part in a service commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Catholics and Lutheran adherents and others from a variety of Christian denominations joined us. The service included mixed choirs supported by the Basilica’s powerful organ, sincere prayers for Christian unity, and the tangible witness of being together in prayer. In our own way, we were living out ourselves the prayer of…

The 16th and 17th century were tumultuous times. Starting with one humble man, Martin Luther, the two centuries transform and have to conform to the religious changes. Protestants and Roman Catholics conflicted heavily with one another. Soon, Protestantism spread all over Europe and Protestants were rooted in most of the populations. However, the dominant religion changed with monarchs, and this pendulum caused discord within kingdoms. Monarchs for variety of reasons wanted to deal with the…

he had written about the indulgences within the theses. He continued to proclaim his belief of the corruption within the Roman Catholic Church. He said he would remain doing so unless he could be proved wrong by the Bible, which he couldn’t because the churches teaching were truly immoral and corrupted. Martin was later officially excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church in January of 1521. The Edict of Worms, which took place during May 8, 1521, declared that Luther was a convicted…

Martin told him that if he focused his life on Christ he would find the peace he so eagerly wanted. When he was 27 he was allowed to attend a big time church conference in Rome. The conference did not have the effect on his life that he hoped for. Instead of making things better things worsened because of the perversion and corruption he saw in the Catholic priests. In belief that it would help him suppress his new found spiritual anger, Martin decided to enroll in to the University of…

discuss the reasons for Martin Luther’s break with the Catholic Church and his “radical” views on the role of the Papacy, the road to salvation, and the special nature of the priesthood. Martin Luther who was German monk, a professor of theology, Catholic priest and an influential figure of the sixteenth century crusade in Christianity which later came to be referred to as the Protestant Reformation. His controversial break from the Catholic Church and his “radical” views on the role of the…

The Lollards and Hussites had very different ideas/beliefs during the Renaissance. The Lollards were followers of John Wycliff, a theologian. Wycliff believed that the Catholic Church was corrupt and had no business running the government, and God’s will was to use the Bible as a sole resource. On the other hand, the Hussites began forming their beliefs based off of the wisdom of John Hus. Hus believed in the exact opposite…

the Society of Jesus. During 1964-1966 Bergoglio taught math and psychology at several different colleges. Bergoglio was made a priest in December, 1969. He has said that his mother did not support his decision to become a priest despite being a Catholic herself. By the time he was ordained she had accepted his decision and supported him. He later returned to his college, the Collegio of San Jose where he taught theology for 6 years. In February, 1998, Bergoglio became archbishop of Buenos…

by anti-government militants Timothy McVeigh, who was executed for his crimes in 2001 and Terry Nichols, who received life in prison. Teachings that are most relevant to this event from each religion The Catholic teachings most relevant are Mercy, compassion and "Love your enemies". Catholics showed mercy and compassion towards McVeigh as they didn't want him executed, which shows the teaching of "Love everyone equally". The Buddhist teachings most relevant is "Do no evil, do only…

In 1517, an Augustinian Catholic priest and professor of theology, Martin Luther (1483-1546), unhappy with the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church, posted his ninety-five theses on the All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The subject of indulgences of the Church was his main dispute. The Church was raising money by promising salvation to the givers. This started the Protestant Reformation that was to lead to his excommunication and produce a major split in Christianity and the rest of the…

Counter-Reformation was for the Catholic Church to revive itself after the Protestant Reformation where the Church was threatened with the conversions to Protestantism. While this was a very dramatic and life changing time for religion and people, art went through a complete transition in terms of its style. Post-reform, art was very much absent in churches, and non-religious art was humanist, consisting of genre and landscape paintings. When the Catholic Church fought back with the Council…