at this time the church started to decline and weaken because:
-socially: the renaissance emphasis on the secular or worldly and the individual challenged church authority. the printing press really helped to spread these ideas so that was helpful.
-politically: come rulers especially the germans began to challenge the church's political power.
-economically: northern merchants represented paying church taxes.
what's so wrong with the church?:
1. corrupt leadership:
-renaissance era pops sent extravagantly on personal pleasure.
-pope alexander the second admitted that he had two male offsprings.
2. many priests and nuns were poorly educated and these people were supposed to teach other people.
who is Martin Luther:
-martin luther was born in germany
-he attends the university of erfurt; he calls this the whorehouse
-after getting his degree, he enrolls in law school; this was his fathers wish
-people at this time are dying of the plague as people should
everything changes:
martin was on his way back to school after a visit home (he was 21) he was caught in a thunderstorm on horseback and a lighting almost struck him off his horse and decided to become a monk. after he did this he drops out of law school. i really bet his dad was not happy about this decision.
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