Chronology of Catholic Responses to Luther's teaching

Question 1

1517 (2 elements of 1 event)

Answer 1

95 Theses: criticising
1. Tetzel’s method of selling indulgences
2. scope of power over purgatory claimed for the Pope by indulgent
preachers

Question 2

1518 (2)

Answer 2

1. Elector Frederick refused to send Luther to Rome without heresy trial on German soil
2. Reformation discovery’ of the ‘passive righteousness’ of God, by which God makes believers righteous through imputing Christ’s work to them

Question 3

1519 (1)

Answer 3

Leipzig Debate with John Eck: Pope and church councils could err.`

Question 4

1520

Answer 4

Papal bull Exsurge Domine:

Luther’s 95 theses= heresy; Luther excommunicated

Question 5

1521 (2)

Answer 5

1. Diet of Worms: does not recant

2. Edict of Worms: forbidding anyone to support Luther

Question 6

1524-5

Answer 6

Luther is at Wartburg, Andreas Karlstadt began implementing reforms in Wittenberg; violence and disorder resulted

Question 7

1526

Answer 7

1. Diet of Speyer​: evangelical princes refuse to enforce the Edict of Worms

Question 8

1545

Answer 8

Council of Trent

Question 9

1618-1648

Answer 9

30 year war ended with Treaty of Hamburg: peace between Catholic and
Protestants.