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by Revelator on June 16th, 2004

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What caused the Reformation?

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  • by Illmatic67 on September 9th, 2004

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    The Protestant Reformation was started in the 1500's by Martin Luther.

    He was very unhappy with the Roman Catholic Church and how it had became.

    One particular practice that he didn't like was when priests will sell "entrances to heaven" to people in exchange for money.

    Luther will later post all his complaints about the Catholic Church in the door of a Catholic church thus starting the Protestant Reformation.

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    • Excellent answer!

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on March 30th, 2006

    • The Reformation started before Luther. John Wickliffe was one protestor as was Jan Hus, a Bohemian monk burned at the stake before Luther came into view. The protesting was about selling "Indulgences" and the fact the Pope owned land and levied taxes, drunken priests with concubines as well as bishops who had to much authority and monks and friars wheedling money out of people. The Reformation was decades in development.

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      by cayjr1 on May 23rd, 2010

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