Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The Protestant Ref. and its Consequences

Huldrych Zwingli- he led the Reformation in Switzerland.
-He was educated and was a scholar in humanism.
-As he continued his studies he became a Pastor and then discovered the writings of Erasmus.
-He started to preach ideas and ways to reform the Catholic church.
-He attacked the custom of fasting during Lent.
-He noted corruption in the ecclesiastical hierarchy, promoted clerical marriage, and attacked the use of images in places of worship.