The Reformation and Reform

Live from the Catholic Answers National Conference, we are joined by two historians to ask what really happened in the Reformation

Questions Covered:

• 02:30 - Who fired the first shot in the religious war between Protestants and Catholics?
• 06:26 - Was the Church really as corrupt as they say during the time of the Reformation?
• 13:13 - Was Martin Luther’s anti-Semitism so unusual seeing that it was also prevalent in the 1600’s?
• 15:37 - How do Lutheran pastors and theologians reconcile the writings of Martin Luther? Especially since they are so filled with anger, anti-Semitism, and incite violence?
• 19:21 - Is there any proof that Martin Luther regretted the impact of what he had done?
• 21:23 - What were the popes doing that made Martin Luther so angry?
• 24:46 - How did Protestantism grow so quickly?
• 29:20 - What is the connection between the Reformation and recent Christian groups that reject the term “Protestant”?
• 31:25 - Did the princes of the world use Martin Luther’s teachings to manipulate the public?
• 33:58 - What is the connection between the Reformation and the Enlightenment?
• 36:43 - How can we be make sure we are learning about Church history from fair and unbiased sources and claims about the Reformation and shortly thereafter making?
• 43:25 - Can you clarify Luther’s beliefs about the Eucharist? Do Lutherans today still hold to what he believed? How does it compare to Catholic beliefs?
• 46:49 - How did Calvin gain power in Geneva? What did he do?
• 50:32 - How did the accessibility of scripture for the lay people compare pre and post reformation?
• 53:30 - Is it true that the reformers taught that miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit were confined to the first century?