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Reformation. Chapter 17 SSWH9d,e,f. Corruption in the Catholic Church. Popes used excommunication to control monarchs Many priests illiterate, broke vows of chastity & lived in luxury Some clergy Charged ppl to see holy objects Sold indulgences. Martin Luther. Middle class/studied law
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Reformation Chapter 17 SSWH9d,e,f
Corruption in the Catholic Church • Popes used excommunication to control monarchs • Many priests illiterate, broke vows of chastity & lived in luxury • Some clergy • Charged ppl to see holy objects • Sold indulgences
Martin Luther • Middle class/studied law • Became a monk
Martin LutherWhy did he question teachings/practices? • Angered by indulgences • “Justification of faith” • Salvation thru faith ALONE
How did criticism led to new church? • 95 thesis on Wittenberg church • Mass conducted in German not Latin • Clergy allowed to marry
Why did his reforms create widespread revolt in Germany? • Peasants believe everyone equal in eyes of God, revolted against lords • Princes wanted freedom from church • Southern Europe: Catholic • Northern Europe: Protestant
Reformation SpreadsWhat other groups separated from Catholic Church? • Calvinists (1546) • Founder: John Calvin (Switzerland) • Predestination • God knows who’s saved • Lived by strict rules • Theocracy
Reformation SpreadsWhat other groups separated from Catholic Church? cont. • Anglicans (1534) • Founder: King Henry VIII (England) • Pope wouldn’t grant divorce from Catherine of Aragon • Monarch, not pope = head of church
Why did Protestantism spread beyond Germany? • Leaders looked for ways to escape the church • Ppl tired of corruption
How did Catholic Church respond? • Counter Reformation • Council of Trent • Prohibited indulgences • Seminaries to train clergy • Mass in Latin ONLY • Good works & faith needed for salvation • Church’s interpretation of Bible is the ONLY valid one
How did Catholic Church respond? cont. • Tried to stop the spread of Protestantism • Jesuits • Well educated/founded schools • Missionary work/conversions • Inquistion • Court to stop heresy
Jesuit Colleges -28 in USAFYI-Don’t Copy! • Boston College • Fordham University (NY) • Georgetown Univ. (DC) • Gonzaga Univ. (WA) • Loyola Univ. (IL, LA, MD) • Loyola Marymount (CA) • Xavier Univ. (OH) • Marquette Univ. (WI)