The pope can only remit sins or guilt by announcing that GOD has actually remitted the guilt. Luther saw as the major problem with the religious practices of his day the fact that Christians were buying pardons for their guilt and sins rather than seeking the penalties they deserved. He was afraid that the more pardons the Christians purchased the freer of penalty they would become and possibly commit more sins
We see an example of one of Luther’s critical writings in Document 8. In this Document we see Luther take a strong anti Catholic stance and even go so far as to condemn the Pope. Document 9 also serves as another example and shows Luther’s being critical of the Churches officials and the need for priests by clamming “every baptized Christian is a priest already.” This last point struck a major cord with the peasants in Europe. Luther was telling them they could gain their own salvation by studying the bible for themselves. No longer would they need to be dependent on the Church.
Taylor Gietzen 4th hour 6-2-13 Martin Luther Martin Luther has made a huge impact on the world today. He is the creator of the Lutheran religion. He is also known as the Father of Protestantism. On October 31, 1517 he challenged the church on a number of theological issues in the hope that the church would reform its practices and become more consistent with the teachings of the Bible and relevant to the people of the day. He believed people do not need a church to have a relationship with God and sought to bring Christ's word and example directly to the people.
Being a Christian involves devout prayer and good deeds for others. In points fifty-two through fifty-five Luther expressed the importance of spending time preaching the word, instead of spending time talking about pardons. Points fifty-six through sixty-eight state that it is natural to want riches and the men of the Church had many treasures, but Luther advised the greatest treasure could be found in the Holy Word and in the Grace of God. Again, in points sixty-nine through eight-one Luther warns the people of trusting in the letters of pardon and confusing them with true forgiveness and salvation. Only repentance
Hence the reason that a part to the petition was that ministers should not to wear gowns. Elizabeth quite liked that aspect to the church but when the puritans knew there was to be a new king, they knew there was a chance they could change the church to be adapted back to the protestant ways. James was known to be interested in church matters and they hoped he would give their petition a serious consideration. Hence the reason that a part to the petition was that ministers should not to wear gowns. This brings me on to a long term issue of the Puritans which lead them to the presenting of the petition.
Once there, Martin Luther pretended to be a knight named Junker Jorg in order to hide his true identity from being found. One of Martin's famous sayings is "Let the wife make the husband happy to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him go." In my mind, Martin Luther is a critical part of the Roman Catholic Church and the church today. This is because without him, we would not stand up to the church and their corrupt ways. We would allow them to carry on with stealing our hard earned money for them selves and then saying we need to pay more.
Also this quote states, “Not an organizer or politician, he moved men by the power of a profoundly religious faith resulting in unshakable trust in God…” This shows us that Martin Luther didn’t persuade people by organizing meetings or telling the people of the city lies, he showed people the wrongs of the Catholic Church, which sparked a new religion. Also, Martin Luther’s actions began the Reformation. Once Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the castle church in Wittenberg, his words were copied and printed, and they were known all over Germany. The Reformation led to the founding of Christian churches that did not accept the pope’s authority. Luther wanted to reform the Church.
John Carroll faced the challenge to depict what democratic ideas could he incorporate into the Catholic Church. He pondered on the fact that many settlers migrated to the New World fleeing the oppression of an established church in Europe “and resolve not to duplicate that situation in the New World”(2). Settlers of America suspected that the Pope would make it difficult to American Catholics to stay loyal to this country and “to enjoy their full democratic rights”(2). Bishop Carroll concluded that he needed to persuade Americans that that was not the case. He went through great pains to prove that Catholics were in fact subject to Rome and that the Pope would only influence them in spiritual matters.
In the letters written to Erasmus by Martin Luther, was to express how he admired all the work that Erasmus had done in the cause of defining Christianity and because of this he wanted him to join the Lutheran group of teachings. [11] Erasmus did not want to commit himself to a society; his argument was that if he does that it would weaken his position as a Christian leader in the movement for which he regarded as his purpose in his personal life. [12] Erasmus felt that only one person has that influence to bring the light to a religion reform. Erasmus did not want to support Martin Luther
However, the history of the Church has a dark past and has not always felt life was so precious; at least not for those who were not catholic or who threatened the church’s teachings. Reading through Archbishop’s Wilton’s article, “The Church’s Evolving View on the Death Penalty” among other references it will become apparent that a Pro-Life attitude has not always been the view of the Catholic Church. The church’s views on good versus evil, sin, retribution, and how to rule some sort of punishment is strongly rooted in their biblical teachings. In the very beginning of the Holy Bible Genesis, tells people that life is to be seen as precious and should be taken as a gift from the Almighty. Both the Old Testament and the New Christianity agrees that humans were made in the image of God.