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A 5 page essay that discusses original sources in reference to the success/failure of the Protestant and Catholic reformations. Bibliography is incomplete.
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centuries of unquestioned power. However, the Renaissance brought many societal changes, such as secular governments gaining in political power. Furthermore, education was spreading, where previously it had been strictly confined
to the clergy. With new ideas, people, such as Martin Luther, began to question the societal status quo and monolithic authority of the Church. This questioning took the form of
the Protestant Reformation, which basically sent the Catholic Church a "wake-up" call that the fabric of society was irrevocably altered. The Church answered this call with the reforms of the
Catholic Reformation, but at this point, change could not be undone, as Luther and Calvin had introduced ideas into society that could not be easily eradicated. Examination of original source
documents from the era illustrate the issues of dogma that separated and defined Protestant from Catholic and the success, and failure, of these movements in addressing these problems of faith.
One of the main issues of the Reformation was the sell of indulgences, which were documents sold by the Church that guaranteed the purchaser remittance of having to serve
time in Purgatory. This practice evolved from the Catholic article of faith that each mortal sin committed required seven years of penitence, either in this life or the next. In
a sermon by Johann Tetzel, he offers his congregation a sales pitch that stresses the logic of purchasing an indulgence, which through the means of "contrition and confession," an individual
could gain "safe and secure from all the pains of Purgatory, into the happy kingdom," for a mere "fourth part of a florin" (Tetzel 174). As Tetzels statements indicate, the
indulgence, to work, does require behavioral change from the purchaser, as the individual is required to exhibit "contrition and confession," however, in practice, this aspect was probably overlooked by those
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