Concubines, drunkenness, gambling, illiteracy, clerical pluralism and absenteeism are just a few of the characteristics that pertain to a 16th century Roman Catholic Church priest. Upset by these actions and seeking a reform to the Catholic Church, Martin Luther, a German priest, appealed to the pope. He was ignored, thus motivating him to write the 95 theses, a document that described how the Roman Catholic Church's selling of indulgences undermined the sacrament of penance. This propelled what would later on be called, the Reformation, a movement to reform the Catholic Church in Western Europe. This movement spread throughout all Europe, some monarchies welcomed it, converting their territories to Protestantism or one of its several branches while others rejected it and worked against the Reformation due to political, economical or social reasons. The monarchies of England, Holland and Germany were decisively in favor of a reformation to the Catholic Church. Other monarchies, like......

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Title: The Reformation In Europe
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