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How Far did the Condition of the Church in 1515 Suggest that the Reformation was likely?
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A.K.W. James Whittaker How Far did the Condition of the Church in 1515 Suggest that the Reformation was likely? In the first half of the sixteenth century Western Europe experienced a wide range of social, artistic, political changes as the result of a conflict within the Catholic church. One of these conflicts was the reformation in Germany. This conflict is called the Protestant Reformation, and the Catholic response to it is called the Counter-Reformation. In the 16th century the church was in fact undergoing a boom in popularity. Indeed there was no widespread discontent over the teachings of the church before the Reformation. The role of the church at this time was to prepare you for the next life. The teachings of the day told that you were born a sinner. Originally was something that one could not escape from full stop being baptised in after birth went some way...
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