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Corruption of the Catholic Church
• By the 15th century, the Church had grown extremely rich and decadento Nepotism (or favoritism) was a serious issue
o Priests and even Popes were known to be having affairs with women, a strictly forbidden practice for Catholic clergy
o A particularly corrupt practice was the sale of indulgences
Indulgences
• Originally meant to be a reward for good behavior that one could receive to avoid punishment on earth or in purgatory for sin.
• By the late Middle Ages, became something that an individual could purchase
• The sale of these became extremely corrupt.o Some salesmen began arguing that people could attain heaven simply
by purchasing indulgences
Martin Luther (1483-1546) http://www.history.com/topics/reformation
• Originally a Catholic monk from Saxony
(present-day Germany), he became disgusted by the
corruption of indulgence sales.
• Preached that salvation came from accepting
Jesus, not from the Church
• Translated the bible into the German vernacular so that it was available to the masses
95 Theses
• In 1517, Luther nailed a sheet of 95 Theses, or arguments, against indulgences to the door of the Church in Wittenberg.
• Examples of the content, Thesis 86:"Why does the pope, whose wealth today
is greater than the wealth of the Crassus, build the
basilica of Saint Peter with the money of poor
believers rather than with his own money?"
What happens to Luther
• Martin Luther is called a “heretic” and is “excommunicated”, or kicked out of the Catholic Church.
• His religious protest turned to a political revolt in the Holy Roman Empire
• Luther ended up leading the protest movement against the Catholic Church which became “Protestantism.”
1347 1450 1492-1503
The Black Death hits Europe, weakening public support of the Catholic Church
Invention of the Printing press by
Johannes Gutenberg,
public literacy begins to rise
Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the Wittenburg Church door
England leaves the Catholic Church as Henry VIII is declared head of the Church of England
Papacy of Alexander VI, a pope known for his affairs with women and corruption
1517 1534
The Protestant Reformation Time Line
What happened in Englandhttp://www.history.com/topics/reformation/videos/protestand-reformation-english-reformation?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
Henry VIII