Martin Luther
Hallowed or Heretic?
Saint
- Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation with the ninety-five theses, which lead to the split between Protestants and Catholics, which lead to people having more religious freedom.
- Martin Luther inspired questioning of the Church and its ethics, its indulgences in particular, which lead to the church reforming itself.
- Luther was a monk for a long time and fought corruption within the Church.
95 Theses
Luther becomes a monk
Council of Trent meets to discuss church reforms
Sinner
- Luther attacked Jews for not converting to Christianity and was intolerant of those who disagreed with him.
- Luther fought against the indulgences, which were declared by the Pope to be able to forgive sins, and funded the Church.
- Luther created hatred and wars between Catholicism and Protestantism by writing the ninety-five theses.
Luther is intolerant of Jews
An indulgence sale
The Thirty Years War, between Catholics and Protestants
Works Cited
"95 Theses". Google Images. 22 Dec. 2015.
"Antisemitism". Google Images. 22 Dec. 2015.
"Catholic Reformation". Google Images. 22 Dec. 2015.
"Heaven". Google Images. 22 Dec. 2015.
"Hell". Google Images. 22 Dec. 2015.
"Medieval Monk". Google Images. 22 Dec. 2015.
"Thirty Years War". Google Images. 22 Dec. 2015.