Why was there Religious Conflict in 16th Century?

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Why was there Religious Conflict in 16th Century?

• By Mr RJ Huggins
• www.SchoolHistory.co.uk

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What did People believe at the Start of the 16th
Century?

• If you died with a dirty soul you would go to
  either purgatory or straight to hell.
• You had to go to church and get the priest to
  clean your soul.
• If you died with a clean soul you would go to
  heaven.

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What did People believe at the Start of the 16th
Century?

• If you went on a Crusade or a pilgrimage you
  could earn time out of Purgatory
• You could buy a special letter from the Pope
  called an indulgence which was like a get out of
  jail for free card but for purgatory.

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Who was Martin Luther?

• He could read Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
• While comparing the Latin Catholic Bible with the
  original Greek Hebrew he found that certain
  parts were incorrectly translated.
• Luther hung his research on the local Church door
  in Wittenburg in 1517.
• He disagreed with the Pope and began the
  protestant religion.

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What did Martin Luther Believe?

• You dont have to go to church to get your soul
  cleaned.
• The church is wrong to sell indulgencies which
  buy time out of Purgatory.
• Read the Bible in your own language and not
  Latin.
• Its wrong to make an image of God.
• The church is too rich.

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A Catholic Church
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Catholic Church
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Clothes worn by Catholic Priest in 16th Century
Notice the image of Christ
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A Protestant Church
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Clothes Worn by Protestant Vicars (Priests)
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Protestant Altars
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What other changes took place in Protestant
Churches?
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Activity 1

• Design your own Martin Luther Poster.
• Include five or more of Martin Luthers protests
  against the Catholic Church.
• You can age your poster for HW.

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Activity 2

• Using the sheet with the pictures of a Catholic
  Protestant Church, complete the table below to
  show the key differences

Catholic Church Protestant Church
The Priest stands with his back to the people