GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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the counter-reformation
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the Protestant reformation
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the Judaic reformation
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the crusades
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Detailed explanation-1: -By 1500, many forces had weakened the power of the Catholic Church. The most important of these forces were the new ideas of the Renaissance, the new technology of the printing press, and the increasing skepticism of Church authority generated from events such as the Great Schism and Black Death.
Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to indulgences, the 95 Theses pointed out other problems as well. These problems included priests not being well educated and some of the higher leaders in the Church being corrupt. In addition, Luther stated that the Pope himself had too much power over the Church and politics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus the Christian unity that once flourished came to an end. The Catholic Church eliminated the sale of indulgences and other abuses that Luther had attacked. Catholics also formed their own Counter-Reformation that used both persuasion and violence to turn back the tide of Protestantism.