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Martin Luther By Rebecca Borodin, Izabella Cehajic, Isabella iovenitti & MADELEINE WALKER . The core problem with the Catholic Church in 1500 The Core problem with the Catholic Church in 1500 was Martin Luther’s attack on the Church with his 95 Theses.
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Martin LutherBy Rebecca Borodin, Izabella Cehajic, Isabella iovenitti & MADELEINE WALKER
The core problem with the Catholic Church in 1500 • The Core problem with the Catholic Church in 1500 was Martin Luther’s attack on the Church with his 95 Theses
A list of Characters with a short description involved in Martin Luther’s argument with the Catholic Church • Gutenberg Printing Press- The Printing Press helped Luther spread his 95 Theses • Frederick the Wise- He saved Martin Luther from the fury of the Catholic Church • Pope Leo X- He demanded Luther to retract 41 of his 95 Theses, when Luther refused he excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church • Charles V- He decided to extinguish Luther so that the Pope would not have any troubles
Luther’s accusations (or issues) against the Catholic Church He wrote the 95 Theses, in which he complained about: • The Church had too much wealth • The Power of the Pope • Indulgences (Catholic concept of Salvation) • Only God can give salvation- not a priest
A description of the Church’s response to Martin Luther • In 1520 Pope Leo X ordered Luther to give up his beliefs • Luther burned the order and was excommunicated from the Church • The Church criticised him
The outcome of Luther’s actions on Europe • Many new protestant religions were formed, such as Calvinists, Presbyterians and Puritans. They were inspired by Martin Luther’s religion of Lutheranism. • He translated the Bible to German so that more people could read the Word of God