avfa14+church

Religion
 * New religions were coming into tradition in the 1500s.
 * Protestants and Catholics were the two main religions
 * These two religions had very different beliefs
 * The current monarch dictated the favored religion
 * Schools taught official religion that was decreed by the king/queen
 * During 1553-1558 Queen Mary favored protestants and persecuted Catholics
 * Catholic churches believed that all holy scriptures and the bible should be in Latin, as well as the church services.
 * according to Catholic beliefs, priests were a direct link/connection to God
 * Protestants thought that only God could forgive a sin
 * Catholics thought that a sin could be forgiven if the sinner gives a gift to the church.

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