Did the Reformation Begin the Day After the Nicaean Council?

LOLLARDS AND OTHER PROTO-PROTESTANTS WHO DEFIED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: We all generally believe that the Reformation officially began with Martin Luther’s 95 Theses in 1517, but did you know that Luther’s reforms were conceived MUCH earlier, like just after (and even before) Constantine’s Nicaean Council of 325 AD?

Emperor Constantine-He initiated the First Nicaean Council in 325 to standardize Christianity, but did it become too “Romanized”, leaving mop-up for future generations?

The Main Concepts of the Reformation: The Twelve Conclusions of Lollards, 1382: The English Lollards were not the first to try to reform the Catholic Church, but they did enumerate twelve “conclusions” that exemplify previous attempts at reform. Briefly, Lollardy grew out of the first English translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible, led by Oxford’s John Wycliffe in 1382. While doing the translation, Wycliffe came across many inconsistencies between Biblical text and Catholic Church practices (these inconsistencies may have been hidden by the fact that lay people were generally not allowed to read or interpret the Bible). Wycliffe and others inspired the Lollard movement, which along with early books such as “Piers Plowman” and “The Canterbury Tales”, helped launch the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381. Here are the 12 Conclusions of Lollards:

First Conclusion: State of the Church: The English Church had become too involved in temporal power, following the bad example of the Church of Rome.