Question

Explain briefly five different causes of Reformation​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Common factors that played a role during the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation included the rise of Printing press, nationalism, simony, the appointment of Cardinal-nephews, and other corruption of the Roman Curia and other ecclesiastical hierarchy, the impact of humanism, the new learning of the Renaissance ...

Answer 2

Explanation:

1) Money-generating practices in the Roman Catholic Church, such as the sale of indulgences.

2) Demands for reform by Martin Luther, John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and other scholars in Europe.

3) The invention of the mechanized printing press, which allowed religious ideas and Bible translations to circulate widely.

4) The desire of many people to read the Bible in the language they spoke at home rather than in Latin.

5) The desire of many people to rely only on the Bible for religious guidance and not on tradition or current teachings.

6) A belief that forgiveness comes only from God rather than from a combination of faith and good deeds.1