Protestant Reformation Influence
In 1517, the Protestant Reformation started. The Protestant Reformation was a period where the church was attempting to reform. Martin Luther was a monk who led the Reformation because he disagreed with the Pope in every aspect.While Martin Luther tried to change the ways of how God wanted it to be he caused a great impact towards society. Many people have criticized the Church because of its authorities and the abuse of power the Pope and Priest have made such as saying that their word is God’s word too.
One major area of criticism against the Church was in their selling of indulgences which makes an impact against economy. To make money, the Church used and lied to people about what indulgences were. The Church taught that buying indulgences, …show more content…
Martin Luther took action against the church, but John Wycliffe also did since he was also openly critical of the church and clergy. During the 1370's John Wycliffe wrote a passage on how Priests were not doing a good job of giving support to people and turning their head away from Christs and not wanting to have faith. John Wycliffe states that the clergy are full with arrogance and known to be as corrupt, ”Covetousness and worldly love, and so blinded people and ruined the laws of Christ, that his servants have been turned away from Christ's”(Document 3). However, this caused people to turn against the Catholic Church and led to an impact against society. Individuals soon realized that the Church was full of criticism and disappointment.
There is no doubt that people were criticizing the church. The actions of the church officials caused people to criticize them and had people leave the Catholic faith . As a result, individuals turned against the church and caused a war which led to the Great Schism a feeling of mistrust and separation. After the Protest Reformation ended, many people became independent and started to chose their own
One major area of criticism against the Church was in their selling of indulgences which makes an impact against economy. To make money, the Church used and lied to people about what indulgences were. The Church taught that buying indulgences, …show more content…
Martin Luther took action against the church, but John Wycliffe also did since he was also openly critical of the church and clergy. During the 1370's John Wycliffe wrote a passage on how Priests were not doing a good job of giving support to people and turning their head away from Christs and not wanting to have faith. John Wycliffe states that the clergy are full with arrogance and known to be as corrupt, ”Covetousness and worldly love, and so blinded people and ruined the laws of Christ, that his servants have been turned away from Christ's”(Document 3). However, this caused people to turn against the Catholic Church and led to an impact against society. Individuals soon realized that the Church was full of criticism and disappointment.
There is no doubt that people were criticizing the church. The actions of the church officials caused people to criticize them and had people leave the Catholic faith . As a result, individuals turned against the church and caused a war which led to the Great Schism a feeling of mistrust and separation. After the Protest Reformation ended, many people became independent and started to chose their own