HIST1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fidei Defensor, Biblical Literalism, Anabaptism
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So many people asking about the response to luther and his beliefs. Why weren"t they able to respond: obstacles. When call a council then there is confusion about where the power lies. The pope doesn"t want to call a council since they want all the power to be clearly theirs. Sack of rome (1527) particularly bad moment: emperor was too far away from the action, many germans had gone lutheran and there was. Get rid of heresy hunting in general. If england is a supporter of anti-lutheranism then it helps the pope: henry viii called defensor fidei. King/sovereign = supreme head of the church of england: dynastic need, not doctrinal conviction. Pragmatic problems can push people in new religious directions. The fall of thomas moore: he pushes back on henry viii splitting up the church and henry viii gets rid of him. Elizabeth i"s settlement of the religion which leads to anglicanism.
