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The Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformation were two veryimportant events in European history. They are a vital part of theRenaissance. They signify the point at which the power of the churchdimineshes and the power of the monarchs increases. The Protestant Reformation began with Martin Luther. Martin Luther hadonce been a monk for the Church, but, after leanring about the wayindulgences were practiced in the Chur
By not accepting Luther's teachings, the Church had inadvertantlyencouraged its own decline. Instead of the Churchcontrolling the officials, the officials controlled the (Lutheran) Church. ch (particularly practiced by Tetzel),he wrote 95 statements about indulgences and posted them at a local church. This reduced would reducethe power of Lutheran ministers and also save peasants money. He said that, for God to forgive aperson, the person would have to feel real regret, instead of iust paying afine. Ibelieve that these facts were unimportant to converts compared to the factsthat Luther had defined Lutherinsim much better that the Church had definedChristianity. Lutherinism conflicted directly with the Church. Lutherinism also stressed intent. Unfortunatlyfor the Church, the statements were not accepted. This also encouraged lords and princes toconvert. Since they did not kill Luther immediatly, hewas able to spread his "heresy," and, by the time the Church realized howlarge a threat he was, it was too late. Luther had, in the 1520's startedthe religion of Lutherism. Luther also stated that, for a person to have good credited to theirsoul, they would have to have a good intent, not just a fear of Hell. He had assumed that the Church would accept these statements.
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