Catholic vs Protestant Churches
- Created by: Lydia Segal
- Created on: 22-04-18 18:34
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- Henry and the Catholic Church
- Protestant
- Rejected Pope's authority, and believed that rulers should protect and own their own churches
- Church's principal function : to preach word of God in Bible. Only three sacraments mattered: the Eucharist; baptism; and penance
- Bread and wine only represented body and blood of Jesus - they didn't become his body and blood
- Church services read in the language of the country so everyone could understand them
- Chantries and indulgences: corrupt and unnecessary - faith alone was required to get you into heaven
- Praying to images and statues was superstitious; they were unwelcome in churches
- Pilgrimages : unnecessary
- Priests : ordinary people and could wear ordinary clothes
- Priests could marry
- Catholic
- Head of Church : Pope
- Church's main job : to deliver Seven Sacrements
- Transubstantiation - bread and wine becomes body and blood of Jesus
- Church services held in: Latin
- Chantries and indulgences could be purchased to shorten time spent in purgatory
- Images and statues venerated
- Priests wore vestments
- Priests weren't allowed to marry
- Protestant
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