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In 1500…
What were the problems with Catholic Church
Selling of Indulgences
Holy Relics
Great Schism (2 popes in 1300’s)
Overall corruption (clergy living in luxury)
Pope Julius 2 “warrior Pope”
Popes involved in politics (medicis)
Rigged election of popes
Conservative
Christian Humanists
Reform the catholic church. Through individual piety comes reform. Erasmus, “The Praise of Folly” 1509
Martin Luther
Monk, taught theology at university of wittenburg
In the duchy of saxony. (in holy roman empire)