The impact of Protestant reform on society
Introduction
The Protestant reform was the origin of a series of changes necessary for the Catholic Church that later marked a before and after in history. This movement driven by the need to improve the Catholic Church. He started with Martin Luther, and then several men followed, and philosophers who demonstrated against the oppression of the Catholic Church. From this there were several important events for humanity, revolutions, wars, the separation of Church, freedom of thoughts, technological and scientific evolution, among other things.
Reform
In the 16th century there was a great crisis in the Catholic Church, due to numerous accusations of corruption and lack of coherence with what they defended and represented, the Word of God and Christianity. The criticisms and thoughts of various thinkers and politicians sought to make a radical change in the Catholic Church. It tried to reform, modify Catholicism in order to return to primitive and purest Christianity.The reform meant the departure of the humanistic elements that intervened in the Church since medieval times.
Several men got up to express their disagreement with the Catholic Church and their misdeeds, among them is Martin Luther, he was an Augustine Catholic theologian and friar who began and impulse the reform. He had another vision of how the Word of God should be preached, and I did not hesitate to expose his thoughts before the Catholic Church, who of course does not take anything well.
Martin Luther said: “In the matter of faith I do not believe that the Council, nor the Pope, nor any man has power over my conscience, and when they differ from the writings reniego of the Pope, of the Council and everything. A simple layman guided by the Scriptures is larger than the most powerful Pope without them ”
He also expressed his opinion about salvation, which the Catholic Church said, and imposed on the people that they were only obtained, if they gave great offerings or did certain things, in summary they taught that salvation bought. However Luther said: “Our Lord Jesus Christ, when coming to suffer and die has already paid for our salvation and forever. How, then, a simple human being, monk, prince or potato?"
Martin Luther placed his 95 thesis at the door of the Wittenberg Church on October 31, 1517. (That is where the Protestant Reform begins officially). At first the Catholic Church did not give much importance to Luther’s ideas or his attacks against the doctrine of salvation, but very soon he had to take measures to the notic that came from Germany, many people were challenging papal authority. Producing great uprisings and confrontations.
Then the Bible translated the German, which conducive to other languages and that people had easy access to them and thus the word of God extends throughout Europe and the world. Luther develops a very important role at this time, I challenge the author’s authority by affirming that the Bible was the only source of religious authority.
"Do not oppose the error is to approve it. Do not defend the truth is to deny it." (Martin Luther).
Today, 500 years later, of the reform. The Catholic Church and the Protestant live in peace, respecting their differences. After all we have the same god. Everything the reformers did, marked a before and after in history, made their goal, after paying a high price, the Catholic Church, learned and retracted many of its mistakes made in the past. The reform began a liberation of thoughts, making the world known as we know it, with a variety of thoughts, cultures and religions. There is no longer a religion or an entity that governs you all, each one is free to choose.
conclusion
Throughout history, countless events have emerged that have changed and gave rise to the modern era, in this case the Protestant reform, which emerged thanks to the impulse of men who did not remain silent in the face of injustices, people began toHaving its own logic regarding salvation, a consequence of reform, is the birth of a secular culture, to this day, free access to freedom of thought, conscience, religion. Thanks to this today each person has the right to express themselves, make their own decisions, regardless, yourself is able to understand that.
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