An Explosion of Protestant Sects During the Reformation, hundreds of Protestant sects were created. One of the more radical sects was that of the Anabaptists.

An Explosion of Protestant Sects

During the Reformation, hundreds of Protestant sects were created. One of the more radical

sects was that of the Anabaptists. They felt infants were too young for baptism and called for

religious toleration and separation of church and state. Today’s Baptists, Mennonites, and Amish

are derived from Anabaptist sects.

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The English Reformation

When Henry VIII of England wanted to leave his wife and marry Anne Bolyn, the pope refused

him an annulment. Henry then took over the English church. This Anglican Church, as it was

called, retained most Catholic forms of worship. Henry’s successor, Edward VI, ushered in

Protestant reforms. His successor, Mary Tudor, returned England to Catholicism and had

hundreds of Protestants burned at the stake. The next queen, Elizabeth, created a compromise

situation in the church between Protestant and Catholic practices.

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The Catholic Reformation

Pope Paul III initiated a reform movement within the Catholic Church during the 1530s and

1540s. He appointed reformers to end corruption. He established the Council of Trent to

determine what reforms should be enacted. He gave more power to the Inquisition and

recognized the religious order of the Jesuits, whose goal was to defend and spread the

Catholic faith.

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Widespread Persecution

Catholics and Protestants both persecuted people and encouraged intolerance. One extreme

example is the killing of people suspected of being witches.

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