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The Reformation
One of the greatest revolutions of all time was the Reformation, a
conflict between Catholics and Protestants during the 16th and 17th century.
The Reformation was a turning point during the Renaissance, a transition
from old to modern times.
Although most people during the Renaissance disagreed w ....
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.... by monks and nuns should be abolished
and said that clergy should be able to marry. He rejected the celibacy of
the clergy. Luther only kept two of the seven sacraments, baptism and the
Lord's Supper.
Pope Leo X condemned Luther's teachings in a papal decree. When
Luther recieved the decree, he burned it and a copy of the Church's canon
law. After this, Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor ordered him to recant.
Luther said he would not do so until he was convinced by the testimony of
the Scriptures.
Other scholars also helped the Reformation. Phi ....
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