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CHURCH REACTION • Eventually, the Church saw Luther not as a rebellious monk, but as a real threat to the Church • When Pope Leo X demanded that he take back

MARTIN L
THE REFO

LUTHER &
ORMATION

POWER OF T

• Christianity was the unify
the Middle Ages.

• After the Catholic-Orthod
Christianity dominated life

• The power of the Pope an
grow through the Middle

THE CHURCH

ying force in Europe during

dox split (1054 AD), Catholic
e in most of Europe.
nd Church continued to
Ages.

“PROBLEMS” WIT

• 1300s – problems with the

– French King kidnaps Pope,
– New Pope was moved to Av
– 1378: Trying to move Pope

named. Then a 3rd. Which
– 1414: Council of Constance

• Simony – buying/selling ch
• Indulgences – buying item
• Lay investiture – Kings/oth

appointed clergy
• Some clergy had children,
• Kings didn’t like church do

TH THE CHURCH

e Papacy (office of Pope)

Pope dies
vignon (France)
back to Italy, another Pope is
Pope to follow?
e ends the split ... only 1 Pope.

hurch positions
ms that bring “forgiveness“
hers (with no church authority)

couldn’t read/write, etc.
onations going only to Rome

ATTEMPTS

• John Wycliffe – English
opposed authority of the
common language; died

• Jan Hus – Czech priest
indulgences; was burne

TO REFORM

philosopher/preacher;
e Pope; wanted Bible in
d, body exhumed, burned
t in early 1400s; opposed
ed at the stake

MARTIN

• 1483-1546
• Born in Germany
• After near-death experie
• Taught and preached in
• Opposed the sale of ind

“buy your way to heave
• Wrote 95 Theses – prob

Church
• This “act” started the Pr

LUTHER

ence, became a monk
n Wittenberg
dulgences as a way to
en”
blems he had with the

rotestant Reformation

LUTHER’

Salvation Luther’s bel
by FAITH al

Authority Bible

Interpretation Individuals i
of the Bible – no need fo

’S IDEAS

liefs Catholic beliefs
lone by faith & good

works
Bible, religious
tradition & Pope
interpret Pope, Priests help
or priest interpret Bible

CHURCH R

• Eventually, the Church s
rebellious monk, but as

• When Pope Leo X dema
his complaints, Martin L

• For this, he was excomm
• The Holy Roman Empe

on trial. In the Edict of W
declared an outlaw and
• Luther was “kidnapped”
prince, to keep him safe

REACTION

saw Luther not as a
a real threat to the Church
anded that he take back
Luther refused
municated
eror, Charles V, put Luther
Worms, Luther was
d a heretic
” and hidden by a German
e

LUTHER

• While in hiding, Martin L
into German

• Returning from hiding, h
followed by many

• Luther decided to form a
Lutheranism

• Germans considered Lu
• German peasants follow

rebelling against serfdo
• Many felt betrayed and

RANISM

Luther translated the Bible

he found his teachings being

a separate religion –

uther a hero
wed this “rebellious” spirit by
om – Luther opposed them
turned against Luther

RELIGIOU

• Many Princes supported
loyal to the Pope

• Those who opposed the
against him and were la
those opposed to the C

• Charles V rallied the pro
the Protestant forces

• After defeating the Prote
not force them to come

• The Peace of Augsburg
choose the religion for t

US WARS

d Luther, while others were

e Pope, signed a protest
abeled “Protestants”, or
Catholic Church
o-Catholic forces against

estants, Charles V could
back to the Church
g (1555) allowed Princes to
their domain


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