Chapter 17.3 - Focus Questions How did abuses in the Church spark widespread criticism? How did Martin Luther challenge Catholic authority and teachings? What ideas did radical reformers support? Why did England form a new church?

Chapter 17.3 - Vocabulary According to Church teaching, an indulgence was a lessening of the time a soul would have to spend in purgatory, a place where souls too impure for heaven atoned for sins committed during their lifetime. The Church called on Luther to recant, or give up his views. Henry VIII asked the pope to annul, or cancel his marriage. Thomas More was canonized, or recognized as a saint, by the Catholic Church. The queen’s policies were a compromise, or acceptable middle ground, between Protestant and Catholic practices.

Chapter 17.3 – Main Idea The corruption in the Church and the ideas of Martin Luther led people to separate from the Roman Catholic Church and form new Protestant churches.

Chapter 17.3 Graphic Organizer Protestant Reformation Causes of the Reformation Luther’s Challenges & Teachings The Response to Luther England Becomes Protestant

A Calvinist Church The Calvinist belief in simplicity is reflected in the design of this church. No images other than scriptures and coats of arms decorate the church, and the preacher’s pulpit is the center of focus.

Martin Luther Luther is shown tacking his 95 Theses to a church door in Wittenberg.