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What did People believe at the Start of the 16th Century?
• If you died with a dirty Soul you would go to either Purgatory or straight to hell.
• You had to go to Church and get the Priest to clean your Soul.
• If you died with a clean Soul you would go to heaven.
What did People believe at the Start of the 16th Century?
• If you went on a Crusade or a Pilgrimage you could earn time out of Purgatory
• You could buy a special letter from the Pope called an Indulgence which was like a get out of jail for free card but for Purgatory.
Who was Martin Luther?• He could read Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
• Whilst comparing the Latin Catholic Bible with the original Greek & Hebrew he found that certain parts were incorrectly translated.
• Luther hung his research on the local Church door in Wittenburg in 1517.
• He disagreed with the Pope and began the protestant religion.
• You Don’t have to go to Church to get your soul cleaned.
• The Church is wrong to sell indulgencies which buy time out of Purgatory.
• Read the Bible in your own language and not Latin.
• Its wrong to make an image of God.
• The Church is too rich.
What did Martin Luther Believe?
Activity 1
• Design your own Martin Luther Poster.
• Include five or more of Martin Luther’s protests against the Catholic Church.
• You can age your poster for HW.