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Jan 1, 1348
The Black Plague (1320-1350)
The black plague was a disease that wiped out 75-200 million people, this was a huge part of the church history as people started to lose faith and be angry with god. The black death was named after a plague that erupted in 1320, it spread to the west in 1340 and reaches Constantinople in 1347. IN 1348 it reached it's peak and reached Paris, England and Germany. The symptoms were horrific and there was no medicine for it at the time. That is why people were in panic. -
Jan 1, 1349
The Black Plague (Cont.)
The people believed that this was God's punishment and that he was punishing humanity, this caused people to publicly hurt themselves and beg for forgiveness for humanity from God. They were called flagellants. This affected the church as the people were angry with God for releasing this disease. They were angry at the priests and bishops as they did not appease God's anger. This led to people losing faith. The Catholic church lost control of the people and their belief. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German professor, he studied theology. Luther rejected many of the church's teaching and ways of worship. he believed that eternal life is not given through good deed but rather a free gift from God. He challenged the pope with his theology. Because of his theology he gathered followers who were called lutherans. H Because of this quarrel with the church he was excommunicated by Pope Leo X. -
Jan 1, 1517
The Reformation
In the 16th century people started to question the Roman Catholic Church and their ways of managing the church. Martin Luther was a major figure in this. He released something he names the "95 thesis". This was a list of questions proposed to the church that questioned the church on how they did some things. The questions included -
Jan 1, 1520
The reformation and Martin Luther (Cont.)
"Why does not the pope, whose wealth today is greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build the basilica of St. Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers?". Because these questions put the church in a tough spot, they decided to not answer the question and classify them as conflicting to the teaching of church. The church found these questions offensive. Martin Luther basically started the reformation and so he returned in 1521. -
Jan 1, 1525
The Reformation and Martin Luther
when Martin luther returned, he realized the reformation was out of his influence, meaning that many others were questioning the church on how they managed the Roman Catholic Church. Although he started the reformation, others made it bigger which is why it encouraged the church to change it's ways. -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1549
The Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was summoned by Pope Paul the third. It was summoned to discuss the reformation. The Council of Trent had many sessions, this was one of them. The first discussion was about the Original Sin and the Sacred Scriptures. They came to the conclusion that Original Sin can be removed by Baptism and that Sacred Scripture is a representation of God's teachings. -
Nov 10, 1546
Martin Luther's Death
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Period: Jan 1, 1551 to Jan 1, 1563
The Council of Trent
The Council of Trent had their second and third set of sessions in this time. In this time they discussed topics like the seven sacraments, the doctrines of the eucharist, penance and anointing of the sick,relics, saints and indulgences. They discussed these topics and came to conclusions that changed the church. -
The Second Vatican Council
The second vatican council was (Vatican II) was convened by Pope John XXIII and continued under Pope Paul VI. It was made to renew the spirit of the church and to modernise the church. The second vatican council announced they wanted to reform the liturgy, to bring normal people into closer participation in church therefore introducing diversity. -
The Second Vatican Council (Cont.)
The Second Vatican Council is very important as it basically shaped the modern church. It gave the church we have today all of it's features. This council revolutionized the church today.
