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A Fugger Loan For A Second Son
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Fugger Loan For A Second Son Albert Margrave of Brandenburg has the bluest blood possible. He is as highborn as one can get, but unfortunately he is only a second son. His brother will inherit the title and so Albert needs something else to lord over. Why not go into religion? And because high born people don’t need to study anything Albert buys himself position in upper ranks of the church hierarchy. That was common at the time.…
The Reformation Is The Perfect Storm That Sweeps Away The Middle Ages
The Reformation Is The Perfect Storm That Sweeps Away The Middle Ages The emerging Reformation hits a world that already experience profound change. Europeans discover and start to plunder the Americas. The Ottoman Turks storm the northern shore of the Mediterranean and threaten Western Europe. Warfare changes from swords to guns, cities rise, nobles decline and the new empires are on the horizon. The theological insights of the reformation are the straw that break the Camels back and Germany descends…
Martin Luther Nails 95 Theses to The Church Door And Blows Up The Church
Martin Luther Nails 95 Theses to The Church Door And Blows Up The Church This is by far the most iconic moment in Reformation history. Martin Luther nails 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg. These 95 theses are not really spectacular. Martin Luther’s later writing will be much more profound and church splitting. In the document he nails to the door Martin Luther criticizes the sale of indulgences. In 95 theses he states that the salvation cannot be…
14 – Johann Tetzel, The Notorious Seller Of Indulgences
Johann Tetzel, The Notorious Seller Of Indulgences Remember Indulgences, the “get out of hell free” card? This nifty little church document cleanses the black souls of sinners like the best detergent. Selling this document to frightened sinners everywhere is the domain of Johann Tetzel, the master salesman of the church. Johann Tetzel makes selling salvation a huge financial success because he can scare people with the hellfire like no-one else can. But if you buy indulgences you can rape the…
Purgatory
Purgatory Purgatory is the little brother of hell and a washing machine for sins. Hot, scary and completely absent in bible. The “Reformation Factoids” are a weekly video series to commemorate 500 Years of Reformation. We will publish a new video every Wednesday on our website www.go2trinity.org , on Facebook and on our YouTube channel 1517GraceGuerrilla. Please LIKE and SHARE! And click here to SUBSCRIBE to our Youtube channel.
The Pope
The Pope Imagine someone on the papal throne who is not even a priest when they elected him. But what can you do? He is a Medici, and he wants to enjoy the papacy,and he needs money to do it. The popes of today are from a different caliber than the pope old Martin Luther had to deal with. The “Reformation Factoids” are a weekly video series to commemorate 500 Years of Reformation. We will publish a new video every…
Martin Luther’s Roman Holiday
Martin Luther has a hard bite from the reality Sandwich. His order sends him to Rome, and he experiences the real existing sinfulness of the church. The “Reformation Factoids” are a weekly video series to commemorate 500 Years of Reformation. We will publish a new video every Wednesday on our website www.go2trinity.org , on Facebook and on our YouTube channel 1517GraceGuerrilla. Please LIKE and SHARE! Please SUBSCRIBE to our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv2aB-i9zHPqgh3NjUJ5-lg www.go2trinity.org