in europe in the 14th century
2006-10-02 14:34:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Indulgences were actually sold prior to the Reformation and were partially a cause of the Reformation. Catholic authorities reacted by declaring Protestantism a heresy, but unfortunately for them, England and the northern part of Germany, as well as Scandinavia became Protestant, so ignored the Pope's law. Obviously there wasn't much the Church could do, but they were rather enfuriated by it. It is also known as "the Great Schism."
2006-10-02 15:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they hated it
it meant the end of their free ride to riches and that the common people would no longer be under their authority or worse - QUESTION their authority.
visit: http://www.mun.ca/rels/reform/index.html
and lots of other websites
I just googled reformation and got lots
2006-10-02 14:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
which one, Protestant Reformation? anything other than catholic was seen as wrong.
authorities were losing people in the church, so the catholic clergy (people who worked in the church) started selling indulgences (basically they said that if you gave them money, they would ensure you made it to heaven through prayers, and you would be forgiven for your sins)... these indulgences were sold in order to win back people who wanted to convert to protestantism
2006-10-02 14:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by UNCBballGirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋