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OTHER RELIGIONS OF THE REFORMATION
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England Becomes Protestant Henry VIII wanted a son but his wife only had a daughter Henry VIII asked the pope to annul his marriage but the pope refused Henry VIII called Reformation Parliament to divorce his wife 1534 Henry broke from the Catholic Church and the Act of Supremacy declared that the English King was head of England’s Church Henry would have six wives
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After Henry VIII’s death Each of his children ruled and there was religious turmoil between Catholics and Protestants Elizabeth I created a compromise with the Anglican church which was protestant but borrowed traditions from the Catholic church Spanish King Philip II (Catholic) attacked England but lost
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John Calvin Calvin believed in predestination. People are sinful by nature and God chooses a few to be saved He creates Calvinism Calvin went to Geneva, Switzerland and led the city. He believed the ideal government was a theocracy (government controlled by religious leaders)
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John Knox He visited Calvin in Geneva and liked his teachings He returned to his native Scotland and his followers were called Presbyterians
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Anabaptists More interpretations of the Bible = more religious groups Anabaptist = “baptize again” Only people who were old enough to decide to be Christian should be baptized
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The Catholic Reformation Movement within the Catholic Church to reform Ignatius of Loyola was great reformer and attracted many followers – Society of Jesus- Jesuits Founded great schools Converted non-Christians to Catholicism Stop spread of Protestantism
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Council of Trent 1545-1563 meetings to reform the Catholic Church Agreed on the following: Church’s interpretation of the Bible final Christians need faith and good works for salvation The Bible and church authorities were equal authorities Indulgences were okay (but not false selling of them) Index of Forbidden Books
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Legacy of the Reformation Religion no longer united Europe. Now Europe divided between Catholics and Protestants Church’s power declined, so monarchs and states gained power Reformers’ successful revolt against the church paved way for later rejection of Christian faith in the Western culture
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