Because I am Catholic; However, I always find it very interesting to learn of my religion's past. This reason being one of the reasons I find this class interesting - so far, everything ties to Catholicism in some way. And, even though we talked about the split on Monday, it all brings us right back to where we started. About that split.. the (with passion) Protestant Reformation.. psst, apparently it was more of a schism. We talked about the Church's problems - greed, worldly political power, controversy over sale of indulgences.. and the list goes on and on. Basically, as with any reformation, everything is a problem. I found the controversy over the sales of indulgences to be quite intriguing. Actually, the whole concept of indulgences is bewildering. Granted, the Pope has extreme power - but to sign off on someone forever? What happened to forgiveness? I didn't live during this time, so the whole idea kind of escapes me.. And to sale indulgences? Especially for dead people? C'mon. That just sounds wrong when you say it. Again, I wouldn't understand. So I know the Church had problems, who doesn't? And who knows, maybe the Protestant Reformation is the best thing to ever happen to us. But, what would the world be like if there was religious unity? I guess we will never know..
Until next time.
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