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| − | The '''Protestant Reformation''' was the 16th century movement which led to the [[Protestant]] churches separating from the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. It is usually said to have started when [[Martin Luther]] nailed his ''[[95 Theses]]'' to the door of a church in Wittenburg [[Germany]]. Protestants rejected the false [[doctrine]]s and [[malpractice]]s within the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Those included the teaching and sale of [[indulgences]], the buying and selling of church positions and the systemic [[corruption]], which even reached to the position of the [[Pope]], devotion to [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] and the [[saint]]s rather than true [[Christianity]] which is a matter of inward devotion to [[faith]] and [[God]] rather than outward symbols of ceremony and ritual, rejection of the [[authority]] of the [[Pope]] because the only true authority is the [[Bible]] which Protestants made available to all by publication of the Bible in the common language and universal education. The unnatural mandatory [[celibacy]] of the [[clergy]] (including monasticism) was also rejected. During the reformation many [[Martyrs to the faith]] were murdered by Roman Catholics. | + | The '''Protestant Reformation''' was the 16th century movement which led to the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches separating from the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. It is usually said to have started when [[Martin Luther]] nailed his ''[[95 Theses]]'' to the door of a church in Wittenburg [[Germany]]. Protestants rejected the false [[doctrine]]s and [[malpractice]]s within the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Those included the teaching and sale of [[indulgences]], the buying and selling of church positions and the systemic [[corruption]], which even reached to the position of the [[Pope]], devotion to [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] and the [[saint]]s rather than true [[Christianity]] which is a matter of inward devotion to [[faith]] and [[God]] rather than outward symbols of ceremony and ritual, rejection of the [[authority]] of the [[Pope]] because the only true authority is the [[Bible]] which Protestants made available to all by publication of the Bible in the common language and universal education. The unnatural mandatory [[celibacy]] of the [[clergy]] (including monasticism) was also rejected. During the reformation many [[Martyrs to the faith]] were murdered by Roman Catholics. |
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*[[Church of England]] | *[[Church of England]] | ||
Revision as of 21:57, January 21, 2008
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th century movement which led to the Protestant churches separating from the Roman Catholic Church. It is usually said to have started when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a church in Wittenburg Germany. Protestants rejected the false doctrines and malpractices within the Roman Catholic Church. Those included the teaching and sale of indulgences, the buying and selling of church positions and the systemic corruption, which even reached to the position of the Pope, devotion to Mary and the saints rather than true Christianity which is a matter of inward devotion to faith and God rather than outward symbols of ceremony and ritual, rejection of the authority of the Pope because the only true authority is the Bible which Protestants made available to all by publication of the Bible in the common language and universal education. The unnatural mandatory celibacy of the clergy (including monasticism) was also rejected. During the reformation many Martyrs to the faith were murdered by Roman Catholics.