Year? Country? Person? The Protestant Reformation

What’s wrong with the RCC?

“INSTEAD OF SAVING THE SOULS OF THE DEAD AND SENDING THEM TO HEAVEN, THE CLERGY GORGE THEMSELVES AT BANQUETS AFTER FUNERALS…THEY ARE WICKED WOLVES! THEY WOULD LIKE TO DEVOUR US ALL, DEAD OR ALIVE.” Protesting the Church

Causes of the Protestant Reformation  Abuses of the Church Simony Indulgences Indiscretion Nepotism

Abuses in the Church  Popes were political  Opposed to?  Lavish lifestyles  i.e. Medici popes “God has given us the papacy – let us enjoy it”  Rebuilt churches How are they going to pay for all of this?

A pardon for sins committed during a person’s lifetime – if you cough up the dough

Martin Luther  German monk  Outraged by the sale of indulgences  “As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs.”  Jonathan Tetzel  95 Theses  95 issues he had against the church  Would not recant after being excommunicated

Luther and his 95 Theses Interior of Castle ChurchCastle Church Doors

His Teachings  Reject indulgences  Salvation through faith  Bible = all religious truth  Clergy could marry  Rejected church hierarchy  Translated Bible into German What does this mean?

95 Theses Luther’s Bible

At this point of the story who is upset with ML? What do they do? What is the result?

The Spread of Protestantism  Why isn’t Luther executed?  Why is he protected?  Whose invention saves Luther?

The Division of Europe – one effect of the PR

John Calvin - protestant  Luther’s Ideas:  Salvation through faith  Bible = religious truth  New Ideas  Predestination – God has determined who would gain salvation  Work hard to show that you are destined for Heaven  $$$ shows God’s blessing  Theocracy in Geneva  Strict morality and work ethic

The Spread of Protestantism and The Rise of the Anglican Church “Henry, we can’t begin to make progress unless your friend leaves the room”

Henry needs a new wife! What should he do?

Reorganization of the Church in GB In a nutshell… Henry needs an heir  Can’t get a divorce  Creates a new Church  Divorce acquired The Act of Supremacy Head of Church – not Il Papa Seized RCC lands Creates new church Called the Anglican Church/Church of England” Maintain most forms of RCC Conflict between Catholics and Protestants (Anglicans) New church consolidated under Elizabeth I

Henry VII Effects

Does this clarify things?

EFFECTS – Counter Reformation 1. Reform RCC  Council of Trent and Jesuits 2. The Inquisition 3. Religious wars for more than 100 years 4. Continued Anti-Semitism  Jewish migration to Eastern Europe

Counter Reformation Council of Trent ( )  Moral reform of the clergy  Reestablish Church doctrine, beliefs, and dogmas  Salvation through both Faith and Works Create the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) under Ignatius of Loyola  Defend/spread the Catholicism throughout world  Where will they spread Catholicism?

THE INQUISITION Killin’ heretics since the 1500s!

The Inquisition - “The Fight against Heretics”  Suppress the spread of anti-Catholic dogma  Fought/Attacked:  Jews  Christians  Orthodoxs  Protestants  Lutherans  Calvinists  Anglicans  Muslims

the good, the bad, and the ugly…

What events led to changes in the Catholic Church? The Evolution of Catholicism

The End