Tweets by Martin Luther and Pope Leo X

The winners, as selected by you...

My #MonkLife turned into a #PunkLife. Indulgences are a scam.

#Gotta_say_that_for_the_fam

(By Becca, Zach, Gresh and Isabella C.)

And the runner-up...

Excommunicated me once, shame on me. Burn all my books, shame on you. 

#Reverse_psychology_ gonna_getcha

(By Lia, Livv, Jackson, Pallavi and Cooper)

Mr. Luther says selling indulgences is a sin. Looks like I'm going to have to buy myself an indulgence. 

#Paradox

(By Sam, Peter, Sophie H. and Natalie)

With a tie for the runner-up...

I have a burning sensation to get rid of the Ninety Five Theses. 

(By Jay, Eli, Lucas P. and Thomas)

Gotta letter in the mail, made me wail. 
Told a tale of lies, he dared criticize. 
He will soon see the power of ME. 

#Power_of_the_Pope  #He_has_no_hope

(By Katherine, Stewart, Jack and Caroline)

A Delightfully Ferocious Discussion About Martin Luther

Core 3 had a lively discussion about whether or not Martin Luther was a ferocious critic of the Catholic Church.

Here's a great tweet from Martin Luther (as imagined by Ariana):

Apparently people think I have ferocious ideas. #Thanks_Alex

History Video #19: The Jesuits

King Henry VIII and the Church of England

Today we talked about the unusual circumstances surrounding King Henry VIII's decision to break away from the Catholic Church and establish a new, Protestant denomination: the Church of England (later known as the Episcopal Church).

King Henry VIII was familiar with the ideas and writings of Martin Luther and William Tyndale, but he was particularly motivated by his desire to obtain a divorce from his wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon.

When the pope refused (on multiple occasions) to grant him a divorce, Henry VIII ultimately took matters into his own hands by establishing a new denomination. Interestingly, the king appointed himself (rather than the pope) as the ultimate decision-maker in this new denomination!

A big thanks to Isabella and Pierre for being good sports and portraying the queen and king! And here's a painting of the real Henry...

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Dear Actors and Actresses:

The play was amazing. I cannot tell you how impressed I was.

Your stage presence, delivery, style, and movement carried me into a whole different world. The singing was beautiful. Mrs. Ripley's and Ms. Solomon's costumes were gorgeous. I laughed out loud on multiple occasions.

I was sitting next to Peter's little brother and Ellie's dad, and I sensed the effect was similar on the entire audience: we were mesmerized.

I know that you all have been working extremely hard on the play, and your work paid off with a fantastic performance.

Congratulations to Ms. Solomon and to each of you.

Sincerely,

Mr. Richmond

Field Day

Question of the Day: In a race between Julius Caesar, Qin Shihuangdi, and Henry v. W., who would win?!!

No offense to Julius or Qin, but I personally think Henry would win!