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Similarities Between Martin Luther And King Henry

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Martin Luther and King Henry were both devout catholics and didn't necessarily want Christianity to undergo another great schism like what occured between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox. But both men wanted the church to undergo some kind of reform, however it was Henry who instituted the most direct religious reform in the form of the Church of England. Luther wanted the catholic church to reform to ease his mind. He hated the strange rituals that bishops and priests practised in order to absolve someone of their sins. He saw right through the priests and their money-grabbing schemes because he believed in salvation through faith and faith alone. After numerous complaints to the church, he indirectly created a Lutheran following much to

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