POSC 101 Lecture 15: Martin Luther Lecture #15
22 Dec 2018
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1523 reformers denounced the abuses of the catholic church. Death and the afterlife were key components of societal thought. Going to be a lawyer but decided to go into the clergy. While in rome, he noticed the worldliness corruption of the clergy. Man was to deep in sin to be saved by confession of individual sins. He had to be saved by faith. Martin luther doesn"t like confessions because the person you are telling your. Sola fide-why should i have to go to a local person your confessions when they confessions to also have their own sins can use that against you. Excommunicated by the church for speaking up against corruption. 1521 he stated that he could not recognize the authority of pope and councils. Wanted german princes to get rid of rome, independent german nation state, Broke the power of the church over secular authorities.
