Question
- Taught that salvation is not earned by doing good things but instead is given freely by God. -Helped a group of nuns escape from their convent by hiding them in barrels.
-Later married Katarina Von Bora, one of the run-away nuns.
-Translated the Bible into common German.
-Argued that since churches were run by people they could not be perfect and could make mistakes.
-Created a series of cartoons making fun of the pope so even those who couldn’t read would understand.
-Told monks and nuns they didn’t have to follow their vows since they came from the church and not from
God.
-Argued that using violence to spread Christianity was wrong and actually the work of the devil. -When sent a warning against his actions by the pope he took the paper and burned it.
-"Why does the pope, whose wealth today is greater than the wealth of the richest, build the basilica of St.
Peter with the money of poor believers rather than with his own money?"
-Wrote a series of 95 arguments against the actions of the Pope and passed them around to the people
of Germany.
Testimony
“As far as Martin himself is concerned, O good God, what have we overlooked or not done? What fatherly charity have we left out that we might call him back from such errors?” – Pope Leo X
Name: Martin Luther
Two worst things he did: 1.
2.
Two best things he did 1.
2.
Did he do more good or more bad? Explain.
Copy the answers word to word
-Later married Katarina Von Bora, one of the run-away nuns.
-Translated the Bible into common German.
-Argued that since churches were run by people they could not be perfect and could make mistakes.
-Created a series of cartoons making fun of the pope so even those who couldn’t read would understand.
-Told monks and nuns they didn’t have to follow their vows since they came from the church and not from
God.
-Argued that using violence to spread Christianity was wrong and actually the work of the devil. -When sent a warning against his actions by the pope he took the paper and burned it.
-"Why does the pope, whose wealth today is greater than the wealth of the richest, build the basilica of St.
Peter with the money of poor believers rather than with his own money?"
-Wrote a series of 95 arguments against the actions of the Pope and passed them around to the people
of Germany.
Testimony
“As far as Martin himself is concerned, O good God, what have we overlooked or not done? What fatherly charity have we left out that we might call him back from such errors?” – Pope Leo X
Name: Martin Luther
Two worst things he did: 1.
2.
Two best things he did 1.
2.
Did he do more good or more bad? Explain.
Copy the answers word to word
Answers
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Name: Martin Luther
Two worst things he did: 1. Argued that using violence to spread Christianity was wrong and actually the work of the devil. 2. Told monks and nuns they didn’t have to follow their vows since they came from the church and not from God.
Two best things he did: 1. Translated the Bible into common German. 2. Wrote a series of 95 arguments against the actions of the Pope and passed them around to the people of Germany.
Did he do more good or more bad? Explain.
More good, as he advocated for the accessibility of the Bible, challenged corrupt practices within the Church, and contributed to the idea of faith being a personal rather than institutional matter.
Two worst things he did: 1. Argued that using violence to spread Christianity was wrong and actually the work of the devil. 2. Told monks and nuns they didn’t have to follow their vows since they came from the church and not from God.
Two best things he did: 1. Translated the Bible into common German. 2. Wrote a series of 95 arguments against the actions of the Pope and passed them around to the people of Germany.
Did he do more good or more bad? Explain.
More good, as he advocated for the accessibility of the Bible, challenged corrupt practices within the Church, and contributed to the idea of faith being a personal rather than institutional matter.