During the Reformation back when times were rough and most people were poor and had only religion to look up to, protests began and those protests had followers called Protestants. Among those protesters were Martin Luther, who was a very religious man. And King Henry VIII, who was a very rich king that had many wives.
Let’s start with Martin Luther. Martin Luther took a trip to the Roman Catholic Church and was surprised. Martin was a surprised, but not in a good way. All through the city and church, people were “buying their way to heaven” which was something the Pope promised them. The pope had issued that in order to go to heaven and take time off your purgatory, you had to purchase a certificate from the pope. Upon this, you had to pay for admission to see and pray at the relics. Martin was disgusted at these sights, he knew none of these things were stated in the Bible. Martin had to start a protest against papal authority and post what we know as “The 95 These”. Martin had found 95 things wrong that the church did that was not true to the Bible. MAny people followed Martin and eventually, he copied the Bible in their language so everyone could read and see the word of God, not the Pope. …show more content…
Now we go to England where KIng Henry VIII had his first wife and lived happily as a king. King Henry had met this woman who “promised” him a male heir if they were to wed. King Henry needed a male heir and since his first wife didn't give, wanted to now marry this woman. King Henry went to the Pope and asked to divorce his first wife, Catherine, whom had been married to him for more than 20 years. The pope wouldn't allow for this to happen, since they had been married for so long and had a child. King Henry was furious. Henry VIII decided to break path and create his own church where he would take role as the Absolute Monarch. He made his church so that everyone must have a bible and the Pope had no