Martin Luther And Corruption Of The Protestant Reformation

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The Protestant Reformation was sparked by Martin Luther and his 95 Theses. Martin Luther exposed the wrong doings and the corruption of the catholic church. The reason of reformation being sparked was clerical immorality, pluralism, simeny, ignorance. The church officials were too powerful and ignorant The catholics believed the pope and church officials decided the interpretation of the bible. So Luther spread the belief of self interpretation. John Calvin was highly influenced and calvinism emerged. The only difference is calvinism believes in predestination which is god having already detirmened where you’ll goin the afterlife. many new religions popped up following lutherism and calvinism.Henry VIII broke england away from catholicism