SPIRITUALITY IN XV AND XVI

• Christianity was so important in XVI

century.

• Some priest and bishops behaved

properly and they were nice people,
other tooks advantage of their
position and their had confortable
life.
 INDULGENCIAS
• It was is a very strange institution.
• Pope and bishops demanded money to the faithful
for forgiving sins of the death people.
• German monk: Martin Luther made a formal protest
in 1517.
• Emperor Charles sided with the Pope.
• The Christianity divided between Catholics and
Evangelicals.
Basic Protestantism
• Bible was the most important thing.
They had to read the bible.
• Priest could marry.
• Baptism and communion.
• Virgin Mary was just a woman and
saints were not important.
• Processions and other practices
were abolished.
• They DID NOT OBEY the Pope.
 OTHER REFORMATION
• Martin Luther lost importance during the
time.
• Other reformations:
– John Calvin (Switzerland, France)
– John Knox (Scotland)
– King Henry VIII (England)
 TRENT COUNCIL
• Christianity lost importance in Europe.
• Half Europe practiced a different kind of
Christianity.
• Most of the Catholic bishops met at the city of
Trento, Italy.
• They discussed about reformation but they
didn’t changes their beliefs.
 Catholic Christianity Evangelical Christianity

• Virgin Mary is important • Mary, mother of Jesus, is just

a woman.

• 7 sacraments • 2 sacraments

• Traditions are important • Bible is the only important

things
• Priest and bishops should be • No priest. Only pastors
member of the church (poor,
chaste, obedience)

• Obedience to the Pope • Obedience to the prince.

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