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Why did changes in religion cause problems in England?
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What did People believe at the Start of the 16 th Century? If you died with a dirty Soul you would go to either Purgatory or straight to hell. You had to go to Church and get the Priest to clean your Soul. If you died with a clean Soul you would go to heaven.
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What did People believe at the Start of the 16 th Century? If you went on a Crusade or a Pilgrimage you could earn time out of Purgatory You could buy a special letter from the Pope called an Indulgence which was like a get out of jail for free card but for Purgatory.
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The ideas of a German monk called Martin Luther started to change things He could read Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Whilst comparing the Latin Catholic Bible with the original Greek & Hebrew he found that certain parts were incorrectly translated. Luther hung his research on the local Church door in Wittenburg in 1517. He disagreed with the Pope and began the protestant religion.
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You Don’t have to go to Church to get your soul cleaned. Indulgences were wrong Read the Bible in your own language and not Latin. The Church is too rich. What did Martin Luther Believe?
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A Catholic Church
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Catholic Church
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Clothes worn by Catholic Priest in 16 th Century Notice the image of Christ
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A Protestant Church
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Clothes Worn by Protestant Vicars (Priests)
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Protestant Altars
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What other changes took place in Protestant Churches?
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