Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era. In northern and central Europe, reformers like Martin Luther, John Calvin and Henry VIII challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church's ability to define Christian practice. They argued for a religious and political redistribution of power into the hands of Bible- and pamphlet-reading pastors and princes. The disruption triggered wars, persecutions and the so-called Counter-Reformation, the Catholic Church's delayed but forceful response to the Protestants.
Martin Luther was born in Eisleben Germany in 1483. Martin Luther went on to become one of Western history's most significant figures. Luther spent his early years as a monk and a scholar. and in 1517 he published a document accusing the Catholic church of being corrupt and practicing the selling of indulgencies to solve sins. His 95 Theses, which described two central beliefs: that the Bible is the central religious authority, and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds his 95 thesis was to spark the Protestant Reformation.
Henry VIII ruled England for 36 years, him wanting to make changes brought his nation into the protestant reformation. He had six wives two of which he divorced two died naturally and the other two it was off with their heads because the committed adultery and treason. Henry VIII died on his 56th birthday and his children would soon become monarchs.
Catholic is a religion, catholic people believe in the same god as Christians. Catholic is just a branch of Christianity. Most of Europe was either Catholic or Christian. Church is were people went to pray and confess their sins and worship their gods. Church has always played a big part in history and the present. The church was supposed to help people but instead they just took peoples money and told them they were cleansed of their sins. This was known as Indulgencies.
A protestant is a member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers. They were also Martin Luthers followers. Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it.