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'''Protestantism''' is one of the three major divisions in [[Christendom]]; the others are [[Catholicism]] and the [[Orthodox Church]].   

'''Protestantism''' is one of the three major divisions in [[Christendom]]; the others are [[Catholicism]] and the [[Orthodox Church]].   

Protestantism began in the European  [[Reformation]] of the 16th century, especially with such reformers as [[Martin Luther]] and [[John Calvin]], ass well as [[King Henry VIII]] in England.  

Protestantism began in the European  [[Reformation]] of the 16th century, especially with such reformers as [[Martin Luther]] and [[John Calvin]], as well as [[King Henry VIII]] in England.  

Protestantism rejects the Catholic belief that God created the Catholic Church to represent Him, and reject the notion that priests or saints have special access to the divine. They greatly reduced the role of Mary.  Most Protestants stress the Bible as the Word of God, though Quakers and Pentecostals stress a direct divine connection to believers. Originally Protestants rejected historic traditions as a guide to Truth.

Protestantism rejects the Catholic belief that God created the Catholic Church to represent Him, and reject the notion that priests or saints have special access to the divine. They greatly reduced the role of Mary.  Most Protestants stress the Bible as the Word of God, though Quakers and Pentecostals stress a direct divine connection to believers. Originally Protestants rejected historic traditions as a guide to Truth.