Personal Narrative: If I Lived In The Late Sixteenth Century

I honestly do not known if I would have stayed Catholic if I had lived in the late sixteenth century. I would have likely been baptized Catholic and more than likely have been poor. I would have bought indulgences to save myself and my loved ones. I would have never read the Bible and would not known what was happening during the mass. I think that I might have fallen for a different religion that said that I do not have to buy indulgences and that I could actually understand what was going on during mass. I think that I might have converted to Protestantism. I think that my geographical location probably would have played a part in my conversion. If I was born in Germany, I probably would have converted to Lutheran. On the other hand, if …show more content…
I don’t personally believe in some of his beliefs. I do not like how he preached that anything that did not come from the Bible should not be part of the faith. I think that religions can and should change over time to stay with modern times. We are faced with issues that were not a problem during Jesus’s time, such as abortion, homosexuality, and divorce. I think that the church needs to add doctrines and writings to help deal with modern problems. It is a weird belief for me to think that the Eucharist is not Jesus, just a symbol. But I think that if I was a peasant in the late sixteenth century, thinking that the Eucharist was just a symbol not actually Jesus would probably be easier to understand. It would be the same way that many heresies, like Arianism, gained followers because the Trinity is a hard concept to understand. I think it may have happened this way because many people of the time could not read the Bible for themselves. I also think that it would be hard going from a church that is very elaborate and has singing, to a church that is plain and does not use music. I do not think that I would have converted to Zwingli’s religion if I had a