What did People believe at the th Start

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What did People believe at the th Start of the 16 Century? If you died with a dirty Soul you would go to either Purgatory or straight to hell. You had to go to Church and get the Priest to clean your Soul. If you died with a clean Soul you would go to heaven.

What did People believe at the th Start of the 16 Century? If you went on a Crusade or a Pilgrimage you could earn time out of Purgatory You could buy a special letter from the Pope called an Indulgence which was like a get out of jail for free card but for Purgatory.

Causes of the Reformation 1. 2. 3. Corruption of Church: simony, nepotism, indulgences, morality Renaissance humanism glorification of humanity not Church tradition Declining prestige of papacy—Avignon, Great Schism, papal involvement in secular matters

4. 5. 6. 7. Pietism—direct relationship between individual and God Wycliffe and Huss Secular rulers resented power of pope and clergy German princes resented power of HRE Charles V Printing press

Goals of the Reformation • Aimed to reform the entire institution of the Church. • improve the moral lives of the Clergy. • undermine the Papal claim to supreme authority. • asserted the political power and importance at the national level.

Copy of an inexpensive indulgence sold by Tetzel Translation: "In the authority of all the saints, and in compassion towards thee, I absolve thee from all sins and misdeeds, and remit all punishment for ten days. " Johannes Tietzel

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Does an individual have the “free will” to have personal views about God, or does a religious leader such as a pope have the right to say how we should think about God?

Summary In general, what would you consider to be the causes of the Reformation?

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