In current times, there are laws that separate religion from government. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, things were not the same. Religion played a big role in daily life as well as in major government decisions. At the beginning of this religious era, the only source of religious guidance was the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church was therefore the main power of the medieval era. Some in the crowd decided that the Roman Catholic Church was wrong for wanting all the power and began to fight back. The names of some of these people are Martin Luther, Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei. They were among the famous theologians and scientists of their time, and through their research they were the most capable of fighting against the Church. Martin Luther was the first of the three mentioned to begin fighting the Church, and it was Galileo Galilei who was at the back of them with Copernicus in the middle. All three, along with a few of their colleagues, managed to steal power from the Church and give it to people lower down the ladder, through what the Church calls heretical and pernicious doctrine. With this doctrine and their perseverance, the “thinkers” of the Middle Ages took power from the Church and passed it on to more deserving people and they were absolutely right to do so. It was the beginning of a religious revolution and also the separation of Church and State. The Church, through its governmental power, was able to do many more things in the Middle Ages than it does today. Today, churches in the United States are unable to do this. control any part of our government as the constitution states as a separation of church and state. The Catholic C...... middle of paper...... ule that you could give your life for this. Some theologians and scientists in medieval times had it. Luther had to abandon many of his friends and disciples when the Church issued the Edict of Worms. Copernicus was ridiculed by the non-thinkers of the world because he had the strength to publish his work even though he knew it would happen. Galileo was brought before a court twice to expose the apparent crime of teaching what he believed to be right. All of these people were strong enough to stand up to the Church and every time each of them did so, it gave a little bit of power to normal people, who weren't in the Church or in leadership positions. They started something that greatly affected us by rightfully removing the governmental power of the Church. They were the fathers of religious change during the Renaissance.