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A branch of Christianity who disagreed with the Catholic Church
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If you mean the major movement that split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century, that is Protestantism. It began with Martin Luther (95 Theses, 1517) and spread under leaders such as John Calvin and Huldrych Zwingli. Anglicanism (Henry VIII) also separated around the same time for partly different reasons.
Key differences Protestants emphasized:
- Sola scriptura (Bible as sole authority over church tradition and the pope)
- Sola fide (justification by faith alone)
- Fewer sacraments (typically two: baptism and the Lord’s Supper, vs. seven in Catholicism)
- Rejection of indulgences and many medieval church practices
- Priesthood of all believers (less hierarchical clerical authority)
Major branches/denominations that grew out of the Reformation: Lutheranism, Calvinism (Reformed), Anglicanism, Anabaptists, and later Methodism, Baptist, Pentecostal, and many others.
If you meant a specific single branch (for example “Lutheranism”), tell me and I’ll give a short summary of that group.
Key differences Protestants emphasized:
- Sola scriptura (Bible as sole authority over church tradition and the pope)
- Sola fide (justification by faith alone)
- Fewer sacraments (typically two: baptism and the Lord’s Supper, vs. seven in Catholicism)
- Rejection of indulgences and many medieval church practices
- Priesthood of all believers (less hierarchical clerical authority)
Major branches/denominations that grew out of the Reformation: Lutheranism, Calvinism (Reformed), Anglicanism, Anabaptists, and later Methodism, Baptist, Pentecostal, and many others.
If you meant a specific single branch (for example “Lutheranism”), tell me and I’ll give a short summary of that group.
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