... Catholic Church's most despicable practice (Daniel-Rops, 554). In the early sixteenth century, the Church was in shambles. Church officials were practicing pluralism, in which they held more than one ecclesiastical office at once, and required funding, which they acquired from selling indulgences; a practice fully endorsed and supported by Pope Leo X (History, 461). Somewhere within Luther's efforts to reform the Church ... ...

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... . The desire for change and reform within the church was increased by the Renaissance, with its study of ancient texts and emphasis on the individual. (Hooker) The Reformation ended the ecclesiastical supremacy of the pope in Western Christendom, resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches, and altered forever the future of Christianity. The rigid hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church ... ...

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... a real Church' book, which provides instructions for pastoral care in everyday life. Thus, the gap between Augustine's approach and Luther's is quite significant. Moreover, Luther's catechesis does not descend from ecclesiastical hierarchy to the laity. He intentionally moves toward a more communal use of the catechism, where personalities are unimportant and only the pure Word sets the agenda. As a result, Luther's catechetical ... ...

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