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The Pilgrims were and culture Protestant Christians
who left England in the
early 17th century because their religious
beliefs were not being respected. They
went to live in Massachusetts on the east
coast of America, and established the
first English settlement of what is now
the United States. Today, the term Pilgrim
Fathers is often used to describe the
founders of the American colonies
The Reformation refers to a period of
religious change in Europe in the 16th
century, In those days, nearly everyone
in Europe was a Christian and the
most important type of Christianit
was Roman Catholicism. But during
the Reformation, the teachings of
Roman Catholicism were challenged b
reformers called Protestants. This finally
led to the establishment of the Protestant
churches, Catholics and Protestants are
all Christians, but they have slightly
different beliefs and forms of worship
In general, the Catholic Church is full of
ceremony and is designed to impress its
believers with the power of God through
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its priests, whereas the Protestant
churches encourage a more direct and
personal relationship
