9. What changes did the new Protestant church bring in?

The changes of 1560 had a huge impact in Scotland. For the next 300 years, the protestant church of Scotland was an important part of daily life. Sinners were punished in church on Sunday by being humiliated in public. However, the church also did good. It helped people in need and provided education for children.

1. The bible could now be printed in Scots and read by anyone who could read.


2. The Catholic mass was banned. (But many noble families remained Catholics in private as did many poor families especially outside the major towns.)


3. A General Assembly made rules for the whole church.


4. A Kirk Session helped the minister to run a local church.


5. People who broke the laws of the church were tried by the Kirk Session and punished. Scotland was to be a "Godly Community" .


6. The church wanted to set up schools but did not have the cash. The nobles would not allow the new church to have the wealth and lands of the old Catholic church.