Why was there Religious Conflict in 16th Century?

By Mr RJ Hugginswww.SchoolHistory.co.uk

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.

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.

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.

• You Don’t 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.

What did Martin Luther Believe?

A Catholic Church

Catholic Church

Clothes worn by Catholic Priest in 16th Century

Notice the image of Christ

A Protestant Church

Clothes Worn by Protestant Vicars (Priests)

Protestant Altars

What other changes took place in Protestant Churches?

Activity 1

• Design your own Martin Luther Poster.

• Include five or more of Martin Luther’s protests against the Catholic Church.

• You can age your poster for HW.

Activity 2

Catholic Church Protestant Church

The Priest stands with his back to the people

• Using the sheet with the pictures of a Catholic & Protestant Church, complete the table below to show the key differences