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Reformation and Luther

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a little extra money and were willing to buy one or more Church sanctioned pieces of paper called "indulgences," it was possible to shorten the stay in Purgatory, the holding-tank  of heaven, and move on into the realms of Glory in a more prompt fashion. If it helped the coffers of the Church, that was a double blessing.  With the good of mans soul in mind, confession became an obligation, rather than voluntary. Pilgrimages were encouraged; fire and brimstone was preached. Luther felt that the Church  was extracting too high of a toll on its members and registered his opposition to such activities. Bibliography lists 4 sources. BBlthref.doc LUTHER AND THE REFORMATION  Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., March 2001 Introduction It is important to remember n this period of European history that the Church and its  beliefs was perceived as right and correct law. According to Rabb,( 1996), all activities revolved around the Church. Members of the clergy were unquestioned and treated with respect  as mangers of Gods law here on earth. The reason this is important to emphasize is to define what faith the people had in their religious community.  Medieval Background Religion: Man was taught to be fearful in his faith. He was not to expect a long or happy life, but was to endure until  that time that he met his Redeemer and achieved a heavenly reward. What started to creep into this belief system was the thought that if you, had a little  extra money and were willing to buy one or more Church sanctioned pieces of paper called indulgences, it was possible to shorten the stay in Purgatory, the holding-tank of heaven,