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Causes
• Criticisms of the Catholic Church– Secularism– Corrupt Leaders– Indulgences
• Printing Press– Bible available in dialects
• Monarchs – Power and Wealth
Martin Luther
• Began Reformation• 95 Theses – Complaints about the Catholic Church
• Founded his own Christian Church– Faith + Good works = salvation – Bible is the ultimate authority– No need for Priests
Lutherans
• Luther is excommunicated• His followers called themselves Lutherans• First Protestant denomination – Page 491
Henry VIII
• Wanted to divorce his wife– Needed a male heir
• Pope would not allow a divorce • Decided to make up his own church– Those who went against him were executed for
treason• Had 6 wives
• http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks#henry%20the%20VIII/all/1
Queen Elizabeth I
• Stubborn and arrogant with unpredictable temper
• Set up the Anglican Church– Only legal church in England– Compromise/moderate between Catholics and
Protestants– http://www.elizabethi.org/us/pastimes/
Calvin
• Followers called Calvinists– People are inherently sinful– Only a few are “saved”• Called the Elect
– Predestination
• Began a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland
Catholic Reformation
• Ignatius founded Jesuits– Started schools – Converted Protestants
• New Pope (Paul III)– Council of Trent– Cut down on corruption
• Paul IV: book burner– “Offensive” books, like the Protestant Bible, were
burned