This was resented in Germany because it seemed hard to obtain salvation and live a spiritual life when the representatives of Christianity were dishonest. The problems with the papacy were numerous; the Popes did not set a good example. To become Pope technically you have to be elected but wealthy Italian families, such as the Borgias and Medicis, gained the position through bribery. They were politicians who wanted to increase their family fortunes and not be a spiritual leader. For example, Alexander VI was a Borgia who gained his position by bribing of the College of Cardinals.
In 1216 the Barons of England rebelled against King John, the Barons rebelled for a number of reasons, they include the trust between the King and the Barons, how John increased the taxes, the church and the rule breaking of the Magna Carta, some of the reasons were caused at the beginning of John’s reign, known as long term causes, and some of King John’s poor decisions triggered the rebellion, known as short term causes. One imperative reason that supports the fact why the Barons rebelled against King John was the fact that he did not ask their advice, a good King should always listen to the advice of the Barons. Instead he preferred to the advice of foreign advisers. This annoyed the Barons and chose not abide by The King. Consequently when he asked the Barons to provide an army to win back his land in France they refused.
Henry had spent a lot of money on wars in Europe, expensive clothes and food so he wanted to make up the loss by being head of the church. This meant Henry would have more money for himself. Finally, Henry made himself head of the English Church because he knew that previous kings had been unhappy with the amount of power the Pope had over the English church so he decided he wanted complete control over his country. Henry wanted power to divorce without the Pope's consent and in general Henry wanted more power over England's land. Henry wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon because she could not produce a son.
The Church became almost authoritarian, and in those days, it is nearly impossible to go against the Church’s doctrine. In Bradford’s own word on the state of affair in England: “… But after these things they could not long continue in any peaceable conditions, but were hunted and persecuted on every side, so as their former afflictions were but as flea-bitings in comparison of these which now came upon them.” This was in response to how it was a treasonous offence to go against the authority of the Church of England. Bradford joined this group of separatist in 1606, despite the displeasure of his family. In 1609, he joined a group of separatist, who had migrated to Holland. Although the separatist had more freedom to practice as they wanted in Holland, they developed the
He and the Cardinal helped protest against the Communist government. At the time, the government outlawed new churches being built, but Wojtyla knew the church is actually the people, not the building. He was elected bishop at the age of 38, since the government thought he thought he could be convinced easily due to his age. But to their dismay, he kept his contrary thoughts, publicly protesting. To prevent people from figuring out he’s a priest outside the church, people of the church called him “Uncle”.
The common masses were also unhappy with the Pope and church. They were not only unhappy with the prevailing corrupt practices in church and the flimsy grounds on which the church collected funds from innocent people but also disliked its interference in the secular affairs. Even the rulers were quite unhappy with the Pope and strongly protested against Papal interference in the affairs of their states. Perhaps the greatest religious leader the world has ever seen, Martin Luther is seen as the spark to the Protestant Reformation. Some viewed him as a heretic while others saw him as an advocate for religious freedom and truth.
He does have his own selfish reasoning for revolting even though his main goal is to undermine the Party and Big Brother. Openly rebelling wasn't his method either; he would do his rebelling in secret which isn't really brave. In the end of the novel he turns on Julie and is no longer against Big Brother but now supporting him “And perhaps you might pretend, afterwards, that it was only a trick and that you just said it to make them stop and didn’t really mean
He had no common courtesy, and always took advantage of everyone he came in contact with. He even took advantage of those closest to him, the people he loved. As history gives us an old adage which says something along the lines of "Complete opposites can attract"...I find this very easy to believe when it compares to analyzing the lives of these two main characters in A Man For All Seasons. The church at the time had pretty much seemed like it was going through a lot of trial and tribulations. King Henry the VIII was very much against the Pope and did not see eye to eye with him.
Some remember Napoleon as hero and others as a tyrant but there were definetly aspects of both present. Napoleon was considered a tyrant because he had control over everything. For instance, when it comes to France’s religion he makes a sneaky deal with the church making sure he retains control. He tells the Catholic Church they can still continue worship but they cannot ask or receive more land because more land equals more power and Napoleon can’t risk the chance of the Church overthrowing him. When Napoleon invaded Russia he lost many men in the Russian cold causing France a small economic loss.
The two people who stand out during this time period are Martin Luther and John Calvin. They both took a stand against what they believed was wrong. Luther did not agree with the idea of indulgences, or the paid remission of temporal punishment, and Calvin wanted to be independent of the Church. The Church was not pleased with these outcries, and persecuted these men as heretics. The Church was criticized for a large number of things by the Protestants.