HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Simony
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Secularism
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Pluralism
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Parallelism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Luther, who went on to found the Lutheran Church, translated the New Testament into German. His translation played a part in initiating the split in the Catholic Church into those loyal to the pope and Protestants and those who protested the rules of the Catholic Church.
Detailed explanation-2: -The classics focused on nature, beauty, and the physical world rather than the religious matters that dominated medieval life. This new interest in the classics is known as humanism. also collected the works of many Roman authors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Luther sparked the Reformation in 1517 by posting his “95 Theses” on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The 95 theses were a list of statements which expressed Luther’s concerns about many Church practices.
Detailed explanation-4: -He disagreed with the Church’s policy on Indulgences (paying money to the Church to obtain forgiveness for sins). Only Catholic priests were allowed to read, interpret, and teach the Bible. The Pope established the only correct way to interpret the scriptures, and all Catholics were bound to follow it.