Why was there Religious Conflict in 16th Century

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Why was there Religious Conflict in 16th Century?
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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.
• Whilst 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

• Using your knowledge with the pictures of a
  Catholic Protestant Church from the textbook,
  complete the table below to show the key
  differences

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Homework

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

• 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.