![]() Zwingli’s reformation spread to other states, and his goal was to get the Protestant states to unite in an alliance against the five desiring to remain Catholic. Switzerland was a confederation of 13 states. Zwingli and Politics-Political and Religious Unity Ulrich Zwingli’s death on the battlefield This has been a divisive subject among Protestants ever since. Zwingli held that communion was but a memorial of Christ’s death, whereas Luther held that the real presence of Christ was in the bread and wine. The 15 articles that were discussed were all agreed upon by Luther and Zwingli, with the exception surrounding the topic of the Lord’s Supper. Present at this conference were Martin Luther, Zwingli, and about 9 other prominent reformers. Phillip’s purpose was to unite the Protestants in a political alliance, and to do this he knew religious harmony was a vital component. Zwingli married a widow, Anna Reinhart, in 1524, about one year prior to Luther marrying the nun, Katharina von Bora.įrom October 1-4, 1529, Philip I of Hesse sponsored the Marburg Colloquy (conference), at the Marburg Castle, in Marburg, Germany. ► The Scriptures are silent on purgatory. ► God alone remits sin through Jesus Christ. ![]() ► God has not forbidden marriage, even for priests. ► The regalia of the clergy is pompous and unbiblical. ► He rejected the sales of indulgences, specifically for the building of St. ► He rejected the teaching on the tithe, as it was an Old Testament injunction. ► Many Catholic saints have legendary stories that need to be expunged. ► The Bible is silent on the veneration of saints. ► The Lord’s Supper was a memorial, and Christ was sacrificed only one time. ► Christ is the only mediator between God and people. ► The pope has no power to excommunicate people. ► There is no biblical justification for the office of a pope. Some of the Objections Zwingli Had against the Catholic Church Similar to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, which was a list of doctrinal challenges presented to the Catholic Church, Zwingli also had his list of challenges which has been titled Zwingli’s 67 Articles. ► In 1519 he became a priest of Grossmunster church in Zurich where he began to preach his reformation ideas in opposition to traditional Catholic teachings. ► Served as pastor in Glarus and Einsiendien ► Education at the Swiss University of Basel and Austrian University of Vienna ► Born January 1, 1484, in Wildhaus, Switzerland This was but one of many stances Zwingli took against unbiblical practices and laws that the Catholic Church had in place to control their subjects. Zwingli defended his actions in a sermon, showing that the Bible makes no mention of this type of a fast. ![]() This created a disturbance immortalized as the Affair of the Sausages. He is often referred to as the “Third Man of the Reformation.” This title indicates that even though he contributed greatly to the reform movement against the dominant Roman Catholic Church, his influence in history was less impactful than that of Martin Luther and John Calvin.ĭuring Lent of 1522, Zwingli and about a dozen others broke the Catholic fasting tradition by consuming smoked sausage in public. Ulrich (Huldrych) Zwingli (1484-1531) was a Swiss Protestant Reformer and a contemporary of the German Reformer, Martin Luther.
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