The Catholic Reformation and the Protestant Reformation, though seemingly different in theory, are in actuality similar. Both Reformations were led by influential leaders such as Martin Luther for the Protestant angle and Ignatius Loyola and Pope Paul III from the Catholic prospective. Moreover both causes spoke with the same underlying meaning. One problem focused on by both was to fix the institution or to face the clerical immorality. Another focus was the lack of education …
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…drawn from the same need of change, reshaped the church in times of tribulation. Education, doctrines, and moral teachings were all common interests among the three reformers. Loyola, Pope Paul III, and Luther, although choosing different directions in reformation, all attempted to change the church for the same reasons. In short, the Catholic Reformation and the Protestant Reformation were nearly the same in purpose because they both strived to revolutionize the problems in the church.