Why was there Religious Conflict in 16 th Century? By Mr RJ Huggins .

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