They both changed the church by limiting its power over land and many followers of the church ran from the church joining either the Church of England or joining the protestant reformation. They both gave the people a choice from just being a catholic they could be a part of the Church of England or become a protestant. Their choices affected everyone that came after them day we are affected by these men’s choices. Although these men are alike in some ways they are very different. Luther wrote the “95 Theses” because he saw that the church was doing wrong and he decided that it should be changed.
Peasant Revolt DBQ During the mid-Sixteenth century, the peasants of the Holy Roman Empire were quite outraged by the ways of society. Many of the Lutheran ideals had encouraged them to make a stand against their lives of misery and hardships. Lords and Nobles treated the peasants poorly and hindered there economic rising in society by forcing them to perform tasks without much deserved pay. The general response to the revolts was that it was pointless and went overboard, leaving the peasants almost worse off than before. Overall, many have argued that the widespread revolt of the German peasants was unnecessary and defying of their religious beliefs.
What are the main religious reasons of the Reformation?? 1- The abuses of the Catholic Church: there were numerous evil practices which greatly undermined the reputation of the church and the churchmen. As there was a considerable number of clergymen and priests who said that in Christianity there's “No Marriage”, yet did the opposite- they led scandalous lives. 2- In Christianity they say "live modest" and they did the opposite. Some of the clergy-men had amassed huge wealth and were living luxurious lives.
The Puritans wanted to remove all practice and rituals of Catholicism from Europe. John Winthrop and fellow Puritans were frustrated with religious activities in England, “All other Churches of Europe are brought to desolation and or sinnes”. He believed that the Church was corrupted and that the lord “Frowned upon us, doe threatens us fearfully”. Winthrop believed that England was invaded by evil and ran by a corrupted Government, and that the roots for religious learning were being disturbed. They feared to live in such sinful society, because they believed that God predestined people to salvation and others were damned for the rest of time.
Throughout history there has been individuals who greatly changed the world by simply following their intuition and standing up for what they believed to be right. In my opinion Martin Luther was one of these great people. Martin Luther left his schooling in German Law to become a Monk after fearing for his life while traveling in a thunderstorm. He cried out to St. Anne for protection and promised if the storm spared him his life he would become a Monk (Martin Luther, n.d., para 3). Martin Luther spent his montastic life studying scripture and Catholic doctrine and while studying found that the Roman Catholic church had strayed far from the teachings of the doctrine and was becoming corrupt.
Reformation of the Church Despite the similarities of scripture and the beliefs of followers during the Lutheran and Catholic reformation their differences kept the two sides apart as enemies. During the start of the sixteenth century, people were displeased with the corruption and specials favors the church offered to few individuals which started a great Reformation. People from all social classes began to resent the power behind the church and question their authority to decide who gets into heaven. While the starting point of the Lutheran Reformation was when Martin Luther posted his theses, that caused the beginning of a long needed Reformation across Europe. The ideas of the Reforms came from the side of Martin Luther and the common people of the Catholic church who had started to question the clergy of the Catholic Church such as the pope.
He believed that the Catholic church was corrupt for selling indulgences as penance for sins in that the sale was a way for the Church to exploit the unfortunate and poor (Reformation 5). The final push for the need to change was the English reformation. During King Henry VIII’s rule in the sixteenth century, the Church of England was formed. He established the church because the Pope of the Catholic Church would not grant him a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon. The Anglican church had many similarities to the Catholic church: similar rituals and a bible titled the Book of Common Prayere (Reformation 9).
Medieval Europe was run by petty lords, counts, and kings, and the only unifying institution was the Catholic Church. Authority was vested in men without efficient means to enforce their authority. Power was in the hands of those with money and force. This instability of institutions led to a rise in individual violence, as demonstrated with the murder of Charles the Good. Some may believe that the violence of this period was brought upon by the secular institutions, but the mere lack of these institutions proved to be the true cause.
It causes people to believe that the plague was a punishment from God. And this causes the church to weaken, because Christians began to lose faith in religion. It was as if the plague took everything out of them and all they wanted to do was survival. The mood during that time was very dark and in showed in everyday life. Before the plague death was accepted and welcome.
He writes that he has been making suggestions for a very long time and that the higher ups have both pushed him out of the circle and completely ignored any reasonable efforts that have been put fourth. He is angry that no one is making any type of effort to help the poor and he is angry that the Protestants are afraid to take any actions in fear of retribution from the England government. He is saying that as a sector, we all have to work together in order to make the lives of one and all better. The people of England need to buy from the people of England and not from other countries. He is saying that the government needs to help the Irish farmers but purchasing their produce and that the landlords need to have more heart for their tenets and help them if money is short instead of packing them up and kicking them off the land.