1. The ________________ 1517 Martin Luther: The Rebel One Shot.
One Opportunity.

2. Background – a loss of confidence
The Church was extremely wealthy
____________-many not very concerned with spiritual matters
Pope Leo X was trying to raise money to build a big____________in Rome (selling indulgences)
The __________THE church in Western Europe
_________had devastated Europe – people thought God was punishing them & Church couldn’t stop it
_________- pay money in order to get into heaven.

3. Pope Leo and his crib

4. The Protester
____________was a strange person plagued by the idea that he could never be good enough for God to love
______________when he was frightened by being caught outside during a thunder storm
Was very ______________ salvation – confessed his sins for hours, fasted, went without sleep, trying to make up for sins

5. Luther’s cell as a monk
Cell sweet Cell

6. Luther’s Breakthrough
Developed the idea of justification by faith
________________________________
__________________________________
Luther wanted to share this information with everyone
___________________________________
The Pope just wanted $$ for his cathedral in Rome

7. The Conflict
A ____________was in town, ____________(get out of Purgatory free cards), giving people guilt-trips
“As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs” – John Tetzel’s selling slogan
Signed by John Tetzel, with whom Luther has his disagreement

8. The 95 Theses
Luther began seeing the _____________, especially in selling indulgences
_________________about indulgences and the church’s power
__________________________________door in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517 causing a debate to begin

9. Spread of Luther’s Ideas
Printing press let Luther’s ideas spread quickly – Luther becomes even more radical and gains popular support
Pope condemns Luther
________________________________________ in the public square
German princes called Luther to the town of Worms, for a diet, or meeting
Told Luther to take back what he’d said
Luther ________________
________________________and is forced to go into hiding
German princes use Reformation as a rallying cry to free Germany of Papal interference

10. The Results
People soon take up __________________________________and religious/political problems all over Europe
_________________________________– it would remain split between Catholics and Protestants
Luther’s protector, Frederick the Wise

11. Protestant Reformation Task
Create a comic strip (at least four slides) depicting the stages of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther is the main character and should be included on every slide.
For each slide, write a short
explanation (at least two sentences
each).