Subject: changes13th- 14th centery in religion |
Bible Note: PESHTRACK16 I'm not real sure why you posted this to me, however thank you. You gave a good synopsize of what took place however some important elements are missing. It wasn’t as cut and dried as all of that. One of the biggest factors that came into being was the change in human philosophy. People felt that they were able to chart their own course over having it charted for them. If you remember this time period is also known for revolutions and overthrowing of various governments, it was a time of social unrest. The reformation was fueled with political and social issues as much as it was with religious issues. The church had become a political power and many of the reformation wanted nothing more than to wrest this power from the church. Martin Luther as a priest became disenchanted with the direction the church was taking and attempted to change that course. He became a pawn in the political upheaval and much to his dismay found himself instead of effecting change rather becoming a divisive factor in church. The split between Rome and Constantinople or as you put between Catholic and Orthodoxy was more a power play, who would be Pope. There were two Popes and both wanted total control. They were fighting over issues such as who was first in various processions and such. Eventually the bickering lead to a split that was widened even more over issues of service order, icons, marriage of priest, calendar year, ancient manuscripts and Rome’s refusal to come to Constantinople's rescue when they were under Muslim pressures. EdB |