Reformation

Reformation

1. Split in the Church

   • Changes in the church
     • 1500's

2. Abuses in the Church

   • PAINS
     • 1. Pluralism
       • 2. Absenteeism
         • 3. Nepotism
           • 4. Simony
             • Bribery
           • Appointing a family member
         • Priest is absent from parish
       • A priest has more than 1 parish

3. Martin Luther

   • Saxony
     • Priest
       • Justification by Faith Alone

4. Counter Reformation

   • The Catholic response to the spread of Protestantism
     • 3 responses
       • 1. Council of Trent
         • 2. Jesuit Order
           • 3. Inquisition