02 October 2000 Luther: Similar, Yet Deemed Very Different The Middle Ages were marked as a time of religious corruption within the Catholic Church. A scenario was created in which the church followers became very disenchanted. The Great Schism, as well as corrupt popes such as Alexander VI (1492-1503), led to an undermining of the Church. People saw in Luther a moderate leader that embodied their ideas for reform. His movement did away with the religious hierarchy …showed first 75 words of 1465 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1465 total…be born from the corruption of the Church. He looked not to change the Church, but simply for reform. His beliefs were often considered radical, although many were very similar to traditional doctrine. His persecutors were unable to see through the masks of deception that blinded them, making them unable to distinguish the similarities from the differences. Luther’s ideas were in fact often times ran parallel with those of the Catholic Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**