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The Reformation
Junior Cert History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reformation | Changes in the Catholic Church |
| Catholics | Followers of the Pope |
| Protestants | Non-followers of the Pope |
| Abuses | Things Martin Luther thought were wrong with the chuch |
| Pluralism | A priest having more than one parish |
| Absenteeism | A priest being absent from his parish |
| Indulgences | Buying forgiveness |
| Nepotism | Giving jobs to family |
| Simony | Selling jobs |
| Martin Luther | Monk |
| 95 theses | A list of things that Luther thought was wrong with the Catholic Church. He nailed it to the door of the Wittenberg Cathederal |
| Justification by Faith Alone | Luther's main belief |
| Papal Bull | Letter from the Pope |
| Excommunicate | Get expelled from the Catholic Church |
| Presbyterian | Followers of Calvin |
| Geneva | Sacred city of Calvin |
| Predestination | Your fate was decided before you were born |
| Heritic | A person who spoke out against the Church |
| Henry VIII | King of England |
| Counter-Reformation | Catholic Church reforms to get people back |
| Jesuits | Catholic group founded by Ignatius of Loyola |