Max Sinister
Banned
IOTL, the catholic church stated until the reformation and afterwards that those people who do good works will go directly to heaven (other than the Orthodox church, AFAIK). As we all know, this concept was misused in that a) the church decided that buying indulgences is a good deed in itself, no matter what the church uses it for and b) you could even buy indulgences for deceased people. Now came Martin Luther who stated that only the belief is what will help you to come to paradise, by the grace of god.
But WI it had been different - the Catholic church decides (either earlier in history, or at the council of Konstanz, where Hus was burned) that belief counts more than good works, but after the invention of the printing press, when time is ripe for a reformation, people bring up the idea that good works, especially charity and help for the poor, are essentially. What kind of religious development could happen after that?
But WI it had been different - the Catholic church decides (either earlier in history, or at the council of Konstanz, where Hus was burned) that belief counts more than good works, but after the invention of the printing press, when time is ripe for a reformation, people bring up the idea that good works, especially charity and help for the poor, are essentially. What kind of religious development could happen after that?