Please list your grievances about school.

Would you be willing to post this on the Principal’s door?? ProsCons

Aim: What were the causes of the Protestant Reformation?

THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION Continuing crisis of the Church  Growing popular dissatisfaction  too much emphasis on ritual  increasing secularization  wealth, corruption, abuse Caricature of Pope Alexander VI Uvm.edu

Johan Tetzel “As soon as the gold in the casket rings, the rescued soul to heaven springs.”

Why did Luther object to the sale of indulgences?

What were some other abuses of the Catholic Church? Nepotism- Simony-

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Martin Luther

How was Martin Luther’s version of Christianity different from the Catholic Church?

THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION MARTIN LUTHER ( )  Revised Christian doctrine  clergy no different than rest  rejected belief in purgatory  reduced 7 sacraments to 2: baptism & communion  called for end of monasteries  Bible to be written in the vernacular The balance: The Church v. the Bible Uvm.edu

Why do you think the German princes supported Martin Luther? Legal Disclaimer: The prince shown is not actual size and is not necessarily German

Martin Luther on the peasant rebellions of 1525 "They should be knocked to pieces, strangled and stabbed, secretly and openly, by everybody who can do it, just as one must kill a mad dog!"

Who resisted efforts of conversion? …The Jews. Read the documents and answer the following questions: 1)According to Luther, why didn’t the Jews convert to Christianity under the Catholic banner? 2)How do you account for the very different tones in the two documents- that are BOTH written by Martin Luther?

Do you think Martin Luther could have been as successful without the printing press?

John Calvin

Calvinism (1536) Calvin fled France in 1536, went to Switzerland Published Institutes of the Christian Religion Faith alone to achieve salvation Predestination The Consistory was established to oversee moral life/punish sinners

Calvinist Sins Dancing Singing obscene songs Drunkenness Swearing Playing cards Wearing flashy clothes Idleness Gossiping Q: Why do you think Louis XIV’s revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which resulted in the expulsion of the (Calvinist) Huguenots, proved to be a big mistake?

Summary: How did the Protestant Reformation affect the Roman Catholic Church? How do you think the Church will react??