Renaissance+Religion

Council of Trent. N.d. //Beyond Books//. Web. 26 May 2010. . Hubner, Julius. Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. 1878. //Beyond Books//. Web. 24 May 2010. . Ulrich Zwingli. N.d. //Beyond Books//. Web. 26 May 2010. .
 * Council of Trent || Martin Luther's 95 Theses || Ulrich Zwingli ||
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 * The spreading of Protestantism caused the Catholic church to enact internal reforms. They set up the council of Trent (pictured above) that met from 1545-1563 in the Cathedral of San Vigilio in Trentino, Italy. The council cracked down on simony, pluralism, and absenteeism, while helping to increase the level of education of the clergy. The Council did outlaw the selling of indulgences however, the selling of them did continued. Although, the Council made many good changes, in the area of religious doctrine, no changes were made. || This picture depicts Martin Luther, posting his famous 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church. The theses attacked the selling of indulgences and eventually triggered a series of events that led to the division of the Catholic Church and the Protestant Revolution. Indulgences are the selling of salvation. The church sold indulgences to raise money which Luther saw as immoral. The posting of the theses sparked debate within the church about the authority to issue indulgences. Thanks to the printing press, Luther's theses were distributed around Germany for everyone to see sparking a religious revolution. During the next few years, Luther taught his religious beliefs and belief that the bible was the only source of religious truth to everyone. The Catholic Church saw Luther's ideas as heresy and excommunicated him, but it was too late, Luther had already made his mark on some of the German Princes who started Protestant sects of their own. This was followed by years of bloody warfare between Catholics and Protestants. || This portrait shows Ulrich Zwingli a preacher who lead the reformation in Switzerland. He believed strongly in authority of the bible and attacked religious practices likes fasting during Lent and stripped churches of their decorations and icons because these practices had no biblical backing.He also pushed for the right for clergy men to marry. As Zwingli's ideas spread a war began between Protestants and Catholics. Eventually territories were given a choice as to which religion they would follow. ||

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