Church Abuses
What are indulgences?
What is satire?
in 1517, Luther posted these to the church door.
What are the 95 Theses?
Czech priest who criticized indulgences and was burned at the stake in 1415.
Who is Jan Hus?
This invention helped to mass produce what previously had to be made by hand.
What is the printing press?
When church leaders don't show up to their assigned posts.
What is absnteeism?
Author of Praise of Folly.
Who is Erasmus?
Luther's obsession as a monk: "How do I know I am ________?"
What is saved?
Who is Charles V?
The murder or suffering of a person because of their religious beliefs.
What is mardyr?
Holding multiple church offices at the same time.
What is pluralism?
Why did Erasmus and More stay Catholic instead of joining Luther?
They wanted reform within the Church, not a split.
This is the meeting of the German parliament in response to Luther's criticisms of the Church.
What is the Diet of Worms?
German prince who protected Luther.
Who is the Elector of Saxony or Frederick the Wise.
Followers of Jan Hus.
Who are Hussites?
The corrupt practice of buying/selling church offices.
What is simony?
Author of Utopia.
Who is Thomas More?
Luther's doctrine: salvation comes by ______ alone.
What is faith?
Council that executed Hus while attempting to "fix" issues within the Catholic Church.
What is the Council of Constance?
The Council of Constance ended the ________.
What is the Great Schism?
Why would ordinary people care more about indulgences than simon?
Because indulgences affected them directly; simony was more about higher clergy.
Explain the phrase “Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched.”
Erasmus’s critiques set the stage, but Luther went further.
At the Diet of Worms, Luther said, "Here I stand, I can do no other." What was he saying?
Luther refused to submit to Charles V request of him to recant.
Why would German princes support Luther beyond religion?
It gave them independence from the Pope and more control over local churches.
Why did Luther become a monk?
He was caught in a storm and prayed to Saint Anne saying if God would save him, he would become a monk.