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''Synopsis:'' In the 16th century, the practice of buying {{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = The Reformation | subtopics = [[indulgencesProtestantism]] for the remission of punishment in purgatory was prominent in the , [[Roman Catholic ChurchCatholicism]]. A number of prominent Christians questioned the teaching of purgatory and indulgences, culminating in 1517 with the German * [[Martin LutherIndulgence]] circulating his , [[95 Theses]] disputing indulgences. This marked the start of the Reformation and the Protestant Church. The ideas in Germany were taken up in other northern European countries, England and Switzerland. The [[Protestant ChurchesWittenburg]] taught that the * [[Bible]] had [[Sola Scriptura|sole absolute authorityCounter Reformation]], that every believer could come to [[God the FatherReformation Day]] through * [[ChristReformers Index]] without the need for a - [[priestMartin Luther]], and that [[justificationJohn Calvin]] was through faith alone. The , [[Roman CatholicUlrich Zwingli]] response to The Protestant Reformation is known as The | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}* [[Counter ReformationTravelogue: Wittenberg (G.G.)]].|}}

----__TOC__{{topics}}* [[Protestantism]] | [[Roman Catholicism]]* [[Indulgence]] | [[95 Theses]] | [[Wittenburg]]* [[Counter Reformation]]* [[Reformers Index]] | [[Martin Luther]] | [[John Calvin]] | [[Ulrich Zwingli]] {{opinions}} [[Travelogue: Wittenberg (G.G.)]] {{quotes}} ==Main article== In the 16th century, the practice of buying [[indulgencesindulgence]] s for the remission of punishment in [[purgatory ]] was prominent in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. A number of prominent Christians questioned the teaching of purgatory and indulgences, culminating in 1517 with the German [[Martin Luther]] circulating his [[95 Theses]] disputing indulgences. This marked the start of the Reformation and the Protestant Church. The ideas in Germany were taken up in other northern European countries, England and Switzerland. The [[Protestant Churches]] taught that the [[Bible]] had [[Sola Scriptura|sole absolute authority]], that every believer could come to [[God the Father]] through [[Christ]] without the need for a [[priest]], and that [[justification]] was through faith alone. The [[Roman Catholic]] response to The Protestant Reformation is known as The [[Counter Reformation]].

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