Religion - The Foundation of Europe’s History

When the might of the Roman Empire reached all the way to the Jewish land of Judea, the fate of religion was about to be decided forever. Although many of the Jewish people were Romanized, and left their old religious beliefs behind, members of that society still held their values and had faith that a Messiah would soon appear. This man was thought to be Jesus who was born around 5 B.C. At the age of 30, he along with many disciples or apostles, spread a newfound religion of Christianity which taught that everybody had a personal relationship with god. This easily spread fast throughout the Roman Empire, even after Jesus’ death. The amount of followers of Christianity nearly quadrupled from 325-500 A.D. A church and clergy was soon developed, with priests, bishops and popes. In 380 A.D., Chris

All in all, religion brought down an empire, shed the blood of thousands of soldiers, and broke people up into several diverse groups. Religion has an ultimate talent for changing people and in some ways the earth itself, yet it is only a mixture of thought and ideas which have unlimited effects on our world.

Finally, the bam-boozle of all religious trials and tribulations in Europe was the Reformation. The Reformation began when citizens began to realize problems in the church. Church critics claimed that many church officials were corrupt. The popes’ would often marry in secret, and use their authority for their own benefit. Also, many priests and monks were so poorly educated that they couldn’t even perform their duties as a member of the clergy. Next, a strong Catholic man named Martin Luther began to call for reform of the church. He took stands against religious leaders who were using their status for things that they were not meant to be used for. He proceeded by writing the 95 Theses, which attacked the problems in

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