help with intro again?

Question

OK, how about this intro.?
What should I add?


During the 16th century, a movement began in Europe against the Catholic Church that was primarily a religious event. This event was the Protestant Reformation that was set off by Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses. There are economic and political causes, but they can also be religious causes because they involve the Church.

I know all the information that I am putting in my paper, I just need help making my intro. and thesis better.
Here is the question:
"The protestant rerformation was primarily a economic event" By describing and determining the relative importance of the economic, political, and religious causes of the Reformation, defend or refute the statement.

I am refuting the statement saying it was primarily a religious event.

Answer 1

In the 16th century a cataclysmic social and religious movement in Europe swept kingdoms away, started wars and brought many decades of upheaval. This movement was the Protestant Reformation, and though its apparent catalyst was religious dissatisfaction agasint the Catholic church as spearheaded by fiery cleric Martin Luther, there were many underlying causes including the economic and political instability of the times.

Answer 2

In the sixteenth century a man by the name of Martin Luther posted a piece of paper to a church door. It was called the "Ninety-five theses" and it challenged the very foundations of the church. Luthers anger was primarily due to the selling of indulgences and he claimed that the Bible is above those who interpret it. This simple yet provocative statement put into motion a movement throughout the whole of Europe against the Catholic Church.

Answer 3

During the 16th century, the Catholic Church had come to realize that religion was big business. Their business plan included baptizing babies (to keep them in the church for life), threatening ex-communication for anybody who fell out of line (and the chance of eternal damnation), by saying mass in Latin (which few understood), selling indulgences (in effect charging people to have their sins forgiven), and by limiting people's access to the Bible. In this manner, the church lived off the fears of people afraid of an eternity cut off by God unless they followed the lead of the Church.

Martin Luther was really upset with what the Catholic Church was doing so he nailed his ninety five theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church and thereby set off a movement against the Catholic Church that would be called the Reformation.

Luther believed that humans could speak directly to God, they did not require a priest for confession and absolution, and that forgiveness of sins was not for sale but was given by God Himself to any person who cried out to Him and asked for forgiveness. There were political and economic consequences to this event, but clearly the Reformation Period was started as a religious issue.

Answer 4

During the 16th century, a (adj.) movement begain in Europe against the (adj.) Catholic Church that was primarily a religious event. It was caused mainly by economic and political issues, but there was more of a religious conflict involving the Church if you ask me.

Answer 5

If you go with that thesis, be ready to prove that changing religion can be a cause of great political, economic, and social changes. Even if you feel strongly about this, you had better be able to PROVE it. There seems to be more evidence that religion changes in response to great social, economic, and political changes, rather than the other way around; so be ready to refute the converse. This will probably prove to be impossible, so your thesis is sh*t (no offense). Pick a more defendable thesis, save yourself the headache.

Answer 6

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