Reading this article, it finally hit me how little freedom anyone had at this time. The church really had totalitarian rule over EVERYTHING. I think I knew how much power it had, but it didn't really sink in until reading this article. I think that Hus was a man way, way ahead of his time a hero for the people of Bohemia.
I agree with Molly. The church had the power to completetly control a person's life under the threat of excommunication. It really struck me how the church found Hus as a threat because he threatened "their positions and material interests" Also, the pope needed money for his war, so he claimed people could buy their way to heaven. The church pretty much used religion as an excuse to further their own careers. I definitely think that Hus had the right idea, and that the Church had lost all of it's original Christain morals.
It is no suprise to me that Hus was excommunicated. His preaching went completely against everything that the chuch was trying to convince to people of. Although Hus had the right idea, that the church was basically extorting its parishiners and that in reality that had no link to God and his teachings. Indulgences are a great example of this, the Pope claimed that by buying indulgences, people could buy their way to heaven. This was the churches way of maintaining a flow of money to fund their wars and expenses and totally go against the Bible all at the same time! As Bri said, the Church lost sight of it's original morals and based everything on wealth, power and land.
I agree with molly and bri.... just because huss disagreed with the way the church was running things they used the power of excomunication. And the fact the pope.. the pope claimed that people could buy there was into heaven was a shock to me. To me I think that the church completely forgot what the church was founded on and was using it to further their own careers.
Alright for starters i have to say that Hus had to have been an extremely brave man. in these times, the church was everything, all the power and control of the population. to come out and flat out disagree with something of that magnitude is really impressive i think, also to stick with what you believe in til the death is very admirable. Hus was completely legitmate in his claims against the church, they were abusing their power and it really didn't even seem like the church was about God or faith, but more in politics and money. revolutionary thinkers of this time like Hus are incredible people i think.
Hus was a needed change for his time period. The church had lost sight of its morals and instead seemed more intent to keep its power and money. The selling of indulgences went completely against the church's belief to follow the seven sacraments and finally a man would stand against it. There were people before him that had written and spoke against the church but Hus would start a movement that would eventually lead to reformation. It would be his followers and actions that would help to eventually stop the church and their consuming power. Hus was important not only for his bravery but because he invoked a needed change. He made it possible for people to see the wrong doings of the church.
i find it quite amazing that Huss went around preaching about all the things the church did wrong and after he died when they had a chance to right their wrongs his followers formed another church that stood for the ideals Huss was figjting agianst."A reformed church created with a strongly conservative character, but still one in which a serious impulse toward biblical Christianity was never abandoned." I also can't believe he didn't die from the exposure to the cold.
I like how even after Hus was burned at the stake his beliefs became even more popular. The church kept trying to silence him and in the end he still won against them and had the support of the people. Its also interesting that his words and preaching alone threatened the church so much. He didn't physically attack the church or riot, he just spoke his mind. I respect him for believing in someone as much thoroughly as he did Wyclif. Hus was completely loyal to Wyclif's theories and preached them as if they were his own.
I agree that Hus deserves a lot of respect for what he did. Even when his life was in danger and the huge power of the Church was against him he refused to change his message. It's ridiculous and ironic that the Church could convince people that they could buy their way to heaven as a means to fund a war.
i think it's terrible how they don't welcome new ideas. Hus had his own opininon in which everyone is entitled to and he is punished for it. I'm actually glad that he stood up for himself and expressed himself. The chuch just had all the power so there was nothing he could do about it
i think that the church is a baised thing, it is totally corrupt, john hus's preaching may have gone against the teachings of the church but they still had to do with god, it doesn't surprise me that he was excommunicated, but if the curch was what it preached then why would it have been angry for someone preaching, hus was spreading the wordof god and that is what the church started out as, a free religion, anyone could practice. the fact that it had become so warped and abusive towards their own, just goes to show why judaism and even islaam aremore constant religions, than christianity, and they are more forgiving. if the church wasn't so biased john wouldn't have had to preach around anyways.
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Reading this article, it finally hit me how little freedom anyone had at this time. The church really had totalitarian rule over EVERYTHING. I think I knew how much power it had, but it didn't really sink in until reading this article. I think that Hus was a man way, way ahead of his time a hero for the people of Bohemia.
I agree with Molly. The church had the power to completetly control a person's life under the threat of excommunication. It really struck me how the church found Hus as a threat because he threatened "their positions and material interests" Also, the pope needed money for his war, so he claimed people could buy their way to heaven. The church pretty much used religion as an excuse to further their own careers. I definitely think that Hus had the right idea, and that the Church had lost all of it's original Christain morals.
It is no suprise to me that Hus was excommunicated. His preaching went completely against everything that the chuch was trying to convince to people of. Although Hus had the right idea, that the church was basically extorting its parishiners and that in reality that had no link to God and his teachings. Indulgences are a great example of this, the Pope claimed that by buying indulgences, people could buy their way to heaven. This was the churches way of maintaining a flow of money to fund their wars and expenses and totally go against the Bible all at the same time! As Bri said, the Church lost sight of it's original morals and based everything on wealth, power and land.
I agree with molly and bri.... just because huss disagreed with the way the church was running things they used the power of excomunication. And the fact the pope.. the pope claimed that people could buy there was into heaven was a shock to me. To me I think that the church completely forgot what the church was founded on and was using it to further their own careers.
Alright for starters i have to say that Hus had to have been an extremely brave man. in these times, the church was everything, all the power and control of the population. to come out and flat out disagree with something of that magnitude is really impressive i think, also to stick with what you believe in til the death is very admirable. Hus was completely legitmate in his claims against the church, they were abusing their power and it really didn't even seem like the church was about God or faith, but more in politics and money. revolutionary thinkers of this time like Hus are incredible people i think.
Hus was a needed change for his time period. The church had lost sight of its morals and instead seemed more intent to keep its power and money. The selling of indulgences went completely against the church's belief to follow the seven sacraments and finally a man would stand against it. There were people before him that had written and spoke against the church but Hus would start a movement that would eventually lead to reformation. It would be his followers and actions that would help to eventually stop the church and their consuming power. Hus was important not only for his bravery but because he invoked a needed change. He made it possible for people to see the wrong doings of the church.
i find it quite amazing that Huss went around preaching about all the things the church did wrong and after he died when they had a chance to right their wrongs his followers formed another church that stood for the ideals Huss was figjting agianst."A reformed church created with a strongly conservative character, but still one in which a serious impulse toward biblical Christianity was never abandoned." I also can't believe he didn't die from the exposure to the cold.
I like how even after Hus was burned at the stake his beliefs became even more popular. The church kept trying to silence him and in the end he still won against them and had the support of the people. Its also interesting that his words and preaching alone threatened the church so much. He didn't physically attack the church or riot, he just spoke his mind. I respect him for believing in someone as much thoroughly as he did Wyclif. Hus was completely loyal to Wyclif's theories and preached them as if they were his own.
I agree that Hus deserves a lot of respect for what he did. Even when his life was in danger and the huge power of the Church was against him he refused to change his message. It's ridiculous and ironic that the Church could convince people that they could buy their way to heaven as a means to fund a war.
i think it's terrible how they don't welcome new ideas. Hus had his own opininon in which everyone is entitled to and he is punished for it. I'm actually glad that he stood up for himself and expressed himself. The chuch just had all the power so there was nothing he could do about it
i think that the church is a baised thing, it is totally corrupt, john hus's preaching may have gone against the teachings of the church but they still had to do with god, it doesn't surprise me that he was excommunicated, but if the curch was what it preached then why would it have been angry for someone preaching, hus was spreading the wordof god and that is what the church started out as, a free religion, anyone could practice. the fact that it had become so warped and abusive towards their own, just goes to show why judaism and even islaam aremore constant religions, than christianity, and they are more forgiving. if the church wasn't so biased john wouldn't have had to preach around anyways.
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