The Church
In the 1500s there was ___ Christian church to which all Christians belonged to.
1 Christian Church
Humanist denounced ___ in the church
corruption
Who was Martin Luther?
A priest who disagreed with the church
What was an Indulgence?
Documents ensuring entry into heaven.
What does Protestant mean?
Lutheran
Many people began to think the the Church was ____
Corrupt
People of all social statuses devoted what two things to the church?
Time and Income
Martin Luther was badly frightened by what?
A thunder storm
What is purgatory?
A place where souls make amends for earthly sin before going to heaven
Zwingli was convinced that Christian life rested on the what?
Scriptures
The early Christian church represented a ____
Golden Age
Many popular songs, printed images, and court records showed opposition to who?
The Clergy
Luther translated the Holy Bible to what language
German
What is the ¨Treasury of Merits¨
A collection of all the virtuous acts of christ, the apostles, and all the saints
Like Luther, Zwingli also protested what?
Indulgences
Christian humanist urged reform through _____
Educational or social change
Many priest ministering to country people had what?
A concubine or "wife"
For Protestants, authority rests in what?
The Word of God
People believed Indulgences secured what?
Remission or Forgiveness of Sin
Finish this Quote
"God, not people, initiates what?"
Salvation
Christianity was the official religion of what Empire?
Roman Empire
Critics or the church focused their attacks on what three things?
Clerical immorality, ignorance, and pluralism
According to Luther Christ was present in what?
The Consecrated Bread and Wine
Luther believed that Indulgences undermined the seriousness of what?
The Sacrament of Penance
For Protestants, authority rests in what?
The Word of God