Question

causes of the reformation

Answer 1

The central points of criticism were the following:

The split was over doctrine not corruption. The doctrines at question were, Indulgences and Justification... clergy corruption was tangential not the major reason.

(i) The church sold tickets of indulgences(forgiveness) from sins for money.

(ii) Many people did not understand the Catholic Mass, the Church's chief religious service, because it was in Latin.

(iii) Religious posts were often sold to whoever was willing to pay the most money for them.

(iv) This meant many priests did not know much about Christianity.