why was there so many reformaions in the 16th century?

Question

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Answer 1

The Roman Catholic church had sunk so low in morality corruption and scandals that many where sick of the low life running the church.

Answer 2

Different interpretations of the Bible,conflicting personalities,different levels of tolerance of older customs,different goals of the civil authorities,different theological emphases.
Among the 16th cent Reformations were:the Catholic(Erasmian,religious order,Spanish andTridentine or Counterreform) the Lutheran(Gniesolutheran and Phillipist),Reformed(Calvinist and earlierZwinglian ),The Anabaptist(Hutterite,Mennonite,etc), Spiritual(Allumbrado,Schwenkfelder,Castellio,etc),The Anglican(Henrician,Edwardine and Elizabethan),Unitarian(Socinian,Minor Reformed,Sevetan)

Answer 3

One of the contributing factors was the invention of the printing press.

Answer 4

This was the period of what is termed the `Enlightenment` when humanisn caused great upheavels in society, for more info try this link;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_
Enlightenment