Why was there a lack for religious tolerance in Europe during the Reformation?

Answer 1

Because the religious of Europe were predominantly Roman Catholic.
The Reformation was a period of church reformation in which the authority of the Pope was scrutinized and overtly questioned.

This raised the ire of all Catholics.

Answer 2

Tolerance means that you put up with something whether you agree or not. Today people are confusing the definition with acceptance and encouragement.

Your question doesn't make sense. Reformation is about Protestants breaking away from the Catholic Church, which was selling "indulgences" to get people into heaven--basically, they were saying "if you give us money, you'll get into heaven faster". It had nothing to do with religious tolerance.

Answer 3

Your question makes no sense.

There was no such thing as "religious tolerance" in Europe from the time the Universal Church was invented in the 4th century until after the US was established as an independent nation in the 18th century.

That is 1,400 years of religious intolerance during which time many people were executed for "heresy,"

And, the primary reason there were so many "Christians" in Europe and in the "New World." They had no choice in the matter.

Answer 4

basically the papacy and the vatican lost a lot of power because before all of europe was catholic... and the protestants came. So then the rulers of european countries that were catholic saw the new protestants as threats and thus they massacred them, persecuted them, and basically had no tolerance.

Answer 5

Well you answered yourself it was the reformation

Answer 6

For the same reason there is little tolerance
between faiths, today.
A person's faith is their door to eternity.
People take that very serious.