The politics of Reformation
"Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's", the argument that Luther use to support the power of princes. He also appealed to the German princes. No one did what Luther did. People also left the catholic church to go to Lutheranism.
First, the catholic was wrong. Jesus was not the pope. Other people were the popes, which people disliked it and it was sinful. The other thing was indulgences or people pay other people so there sins will be removed was sinful. Since indulgences were sinful poor people didn't want to stay in the church.
Lutheranism was better then the Catholic Church. Lutheranism's bible was in its mother language. Unlike the catholic church, it was in Latin so only popes could read it. Also you can't buy your way to heaven. In the Catholic Church you could do it. There might be bad things in Lutheranism, but there is a lot of good things good in it.
Last thing why Lutheranism was better then the Catholic Church. many believed that the catholic church had surrended its ideals and become too greedy and corrupted. Its practice of handing out indulgences for money and sales of everything from pictures of saint to advance holy relics.
Lutheranism had a lot of good things. The Catholic Church really changed, there was bad things in it. Being greedy, all they think was money. In the end, everything comes to an end.
59/100 - You have done an excellent job of explaining the failings of the Catholic church but this is not enough to explain why some Princes preferred Lutheranism. You also need a clear introduction and conclusion.
ReplyDeleteT - Focus on answering question.