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Flashcards by Sarah Egan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Egan
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| Question | Answer |
| Reformation | Split in the Catholic Church and establishment of Protestantism in the 16th Century |
| Martin Luther | German priest and theologian who was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation b.10 November 1483 d.18 February 1546 |
| Abuses of the Catholic Church (5) | nepotism simony absenteeism pluralism sale of indulgences |
| Nepotism | Giving jobs in the Church to your relatives |
| Simony | Selling jobs to people (i.e. taking money for giving them the job) |
| Absenteeism | Bishops' habit of not visiting the diocese they were supposedly responsible for (i.e. being absent) |
| Pluralism | Bishops having multiple (i.e. plural) positions at the same time |
| Sale of indulgences | The Church took money to allow a person to commit more sins (i.e. indulge them), or to reduce the time they would spend in purgatory |
| 95 Theses | The list of demands to reform the Church Martin Luther nailed to the door of the church at Wittenberg (November 5th 1517) |
| Exsurge Domine | The letter (papal bull) sent by Pope Leo X condemning Martin Luther in 1520. Luther burned it |
| Diet of Worms | Meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to discuss the Martin Luther situation. |
| Edict of Worms | Declaration that Martin Luther was a heretic (May 25th 1521) |
| Transubstantiation | Belief that at communion bread and wine are completely converted to the body and blood of Christ (Catholic belief) (opposite of consubstantiation) |
| Consubstantiation | Belief that both bread and wine and the body and blood of Christ are present at Communion (Luther's/ Protestant belief) (opposite of transubstantiation) |
| Source of religious knowledge for Luther | The bible (not the bishops or Pope) |
| Number of sacraments for Luther | 2 - Baptism and Communion (7 for Catholic Church) |
| Justification by faith alone (Sola Fide) | Luther's belief that God forgives sinners because of their faith, not 'works' |
| Vernacular | Local language - Luther thought that church services should be conducted and scripture should be printed in the vernacular instead of Latin (e.g. English in England, German in Germany) |
| Peace of Augsburg | Settlement between HRE Charles V and Lutheran (Protestant) princes, following 9 years of war September 25th 1955 |
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