Protestant Reformation Comic Strip
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- The Catholic Church started to grow corrupt; they sold church positions to the highest bidder. This is referred to as simony.
- I'll take it for $165.
- $150! Baptist role for $150! Going once, going twice...
- Alright then. $165! Priest position for $165! Going once, going twice... SOLD!
- The Catholic Church also sold indulgences as a way to repent for sins and as a salvation.
- I can offer you indulgence to repent for your sins, but it is going to cost you.
- Please help me, I have done something very terrible! How will God ever forgive me?
- With all this money I have, I practically own the churches!
- Essentially, the wealthy were treated better by the church than most commoners.
- As a result, Christian humanist Martin Luther created a list of arguments against these malicious church practices called the "95 Theses".
- They are ridiculous. It's about time for a reform if they think they can put a price tag on salvation.
- These arguments spread throughout Northern Europe quickly, causing controversy toward the Catholic Church.
- Hey, get of a load of this: the Catholic Church is selling positions to bidders!
- I always knew that place was corrupt.
- You know, Luther's ideas may not be so bad compared to the Catholic Church's practices.
- After Luther's excommunication, his stand against the Catholic Church has been known as Lutheranism, one of the several faiths that broke from the Catholic Church.
- We should reform the church with his ideas.
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