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	The '''Protestant Reformation''' was the 16th-century [[schism (religion)\|schism]] within [[Western Christianity]] initiated by [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]] and other early [[Protestants]]. It was sparked by the 1517 posting of Luther's [[Ninety-Five Theses]]. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to ("protested") the doctrines, rituals, and ecclesiastical structure of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], led to the creation of new national [[Protestantism\|Protestant]] churches. The Reformation was precipitated by earlier events within [[Europe]], such as the [[Black Death]] and the [[Western Schism]], which eroded people's faith in the Catholic Church and the [[Papacy]] which governed it. This, as well as many other factors, such as the mid 15th-century invention of the [[printing press]], and the fall of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]], contributed to the creation of Protestantism.<sup<[1]</sup>		The '''Protestant Reformation''' was the 16th-century [[schism (religion)\|schism]] within [[Western Christianity]] initiated by [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]] and other early [[Protestants]]. It was sparked by the 1517 posting of Luther's [[Ninety-Five Theses]]. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to ("protested") the doctrines, rituals, and ecclesiastical structure of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], led to the creation of new national [[Protestantism\|Protestant]] churches. The Reformation was precipitated by earlier events within [[Europe]], such as the [[Black Death]] and the [[Western Schism]], which eroded people's faith in the Catholic Church and the [[Papacy]] which governed it. This, as well as many other factors, such as the mid 15th-century invention of the [[printing press]], and the fall of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]], contributed to the creation of Protestantism.<sup>[1]</sup>

	The Roman Catholic Church responded with a [[Counter-Reformation]] put in to motion by the [[Council of Trent]]—the most important ecumenical council since [[Nicaea II]] 800 years earlier<sup<[2]</sup> (at the time, there had not been an ecumenical council since [[Lateran IV]] over 300 years prior, a length only to be matched by the interval between Trent and [[Vatican I]] <sup<[2]</sup>)—and spearheaded by the [[Society of Jesus]]. In general, [[Northern Europe]], with the exception of [[Ireland]] and pockets of [[United Kingdom\|Britain]] and the [[Netherlands]], turned Protestant. [[Southern Europe]] remained Roman Catholic, while fierce battles which turned into warfare took place in [[central Europe]].<sup<[1]</sup>		The Roman Catholic Church responded with a [[Counter-Reformation]] put in to motion by the [[Council of Trent]]—the most important ecumenical council since [[Nicaea II]] 800 years earlier<sup>[2]</sup> (at the time, there had not been an ecumenical council since [[Lateran IV]] over 300 years prior, a length only to be matched by the interval between Trent and [[Vatican I]] <sup>[2]</sup>)—and spearheaded by the [[Society of Jesus]]. In general, [[Northern Europe]], with the exception of [[Ireland]] and pockets of [[United Kingdom\|Britain]] and the [[Netherlands]], turned Protestant. [[Southern Europe]] remained Roman Catholic, while fierce battles which turned into warfare took place in [[central Europe]].<sup>[1]</sup>

	The largest of the new churches were the [[Lutherans]] (mostly in [[Germany]], the [[Baltics]] and [[Scandinavia]]) and the [[Reformed churches]] (mostly in Germany, [[Switzerland]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Scotland]]). There were many smaller bodies as well. The most common dating of the Protestant Reformation begins in 1517, when Luther published ''[[The Ninety-Five Theses]]'', and concludes in 1648 with the [[Treaty of Westphalia]] that ended years of [[European wars of religion\|European religious wars]].<sup<[1]</sup>		The largest of the new churches were the [[Lutherans]] (mostly in [[Germany]], the [[Baltics]] and [[Scandinavia]]) and the [[Reformed churches]] (mostly in Germany, [[Switzerland]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Scotland]]). There were many smaller bodies as well. The most common dating of the Protestant Reformation begins in 1517, when Luther published ''[[The Ninety-Five Theses]]'', and concludes in 1648 with the [[Treaty of Westphalia]] that ended years of [[European wars of religion\|European religious wars]].<sup>[1]</sup>

	==External Links==		==External Links==

	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Wikipedia Article on the Protestant Reformation]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Wikipedia Article on the Protestant Reformation]

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			The '''Protestant Reformation''' was the 16th-century [[schism (religion)\|schism]] within [[Western Christianity]] initiated by [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]] and other early [[Protestants]]. It was sparked by the 1517 posting of Luther's [[Ninety-Five Theses]]. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to ("protested") the doctrines, rituals, and ecclesiastical structure of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], led to the creation of new national [[Protestantism\|Protestant]] churches. The Reformation was precipitated by earlier events within [[Europe]], such as the [[Black Death]] and the [[Western Schism]], which eroded people's faith in the Catholic Church and the [[Papacy]] which governed it. This, as well as many other factors, such as the mid 15th-century invention of the [[printing press]], and the fall of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]], contributed to the creation of Protestantism.<sup<[1]</sup>

			The Roman Catholic Church responded with a [[Counter-Reformation]] put in to motion by the [[Council of Trent]]—the most important ecumenical council since [[Nicaea II]] 800 years earlier<sup<[2]</sup> (at the time, there had not been an ecumenical council since [[Lateran IV]] over 300 years prior, a length only to be matched by the interval between Trent and [[Vatican I]] <sup<[2]</sup>)—and spearheaded by the [[Society of Jesus]]. In general, [[Northern Europe]], with the exception of [[Ireland]] and pockets of [[United Kingdom\|Britain]] and the [[Netherlands]], turned Protestant. [[Southern Europe]] remained Roman Catholic, while fierce battles which turned into warfare took place in [[central Europe]].<sup<[1]</sup>

			The largest of the new churches were the [[Lutherans]] (mostly in [[Germany]], the [[Baltics]] and [[Scandinavia]]) and the [[Reformed churches]] (mostly in Germany, [[Switzerland]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Scotland]]). There were many smaller bodies as well. The most common dating of the Protestant Reformation begins in 1517, when Luther published ''[[The Ninety-Five Theses]]'', and concludes in 1648 with the [[Treaty of Westphalia]] that ended years of [[European wars of religion\|European religious wars]].<sup<[1]</sup>

	==External Links==		==External Links==

	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Wikipedia Article on the Protestant Reformation]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Wikipedia Article on the Protestant Reformation]

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==External Links==

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