• Title = Power Abuse• 1. Who has the most

power in the world? Who has power over your life today?

• 2. What is needed for people with power to abuse their power and get away with it?

• 3. Can you think of any organizations or people that have abused their power in recent history? What happened to them?

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• Identify the causes and effects of the Reformation on Europe

• Identify the abuses and mistakes made by the Catholic Church that led to unrest in Europe

• Analyze the contributions of Reformers before Martin Luther

• EQ7…How has religion played a role in the formation of the current European State?

• Disclaimer…

1. The Basics…5 W’sa. What is it? Why the

title?• Religious movement (not

the only thing going on at the time though)

b. What is the main cause?• unrest over abuses by

Catholic Church and disconnect with laity

b. When did it happen? What events/ideas spilled over into the Reformation?

• Erasmus– Praise of Folly

• Satire to criticize RC Church’s abuse of power

– Handbook of the Christian Knight• Inner piety is most

important for………..• External elements of

religion not important (fasts, relics, saints, pilgrimages)

• “The Imitation of Christ”– Inner Piety &

follow Jesus’ teachings… where?• THE BIBLE

Thomas a Kempis

• Why in these spots? What do they have in common?

• Why is the HRE the perfect place?

• How are they different?

• What will the RC Church do?

• Many abuses– Indulgences–Worldline$$–$imony–Pluralism (Mr. A)– Illegitimate

Children–Relics

• What is it?• How did you get

one?• Analogy =

Passport to Heaven

• Pay for dead relatives

• Pope Pius II (1458-1464)• Pope Innocent VIII (1484-1492)• Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) 7 kids &

wild activity• Pope Julius II (1503-1513)• Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) made son

Duke of Florence• Pope Paul III (1534-1549) made son

Duke of Parma• Pope Pius IV (1559-1565) 7 kids