Protestant Reformation
Abuses within the Church Johann Tetzel (1517) Dominican preacher accused of selling indulgences
Martin Luther German priest who initiated the Protestant Reformation Challenged the Pope’s authority
Martin Luther 95 Theses- Protested clerical abuses, especially indulgences Printed the Bible in German 1521- Pope Adrian IV: would launch Catholic Reformation
Differences between Lutherans and Catholics Pope’s authority Indulgences Unmarried clergy LUTHERANS Bible has sole religious authority “a priesthood of all believers” Indulgences are wrong
Took hold in Germany and Scandinavia Lutherans changed name to “Protestants”
Peasants Revolt 1524 Economic & religious revolts Petition to Holy Roman Emperor Wanted relief from oppression
Peace of Augsburg 1530’s-1540’s Holy Roman Emperor Charles V -Opposed Luther and reformation 2. # of wars -Italian wars against French Kings
John Calvin Religious reformer who believed in predestination (God chose who is saved before we came to earth) Geneva- Council passed ecclesiastical ordinances for church & ministry
John Calvin Reformers (Huguenots were followers of Calvinism) Opposition- the rich claimed to be above the law