This is the time the most successful refomers effected a permanent, substantial break with the church. Other reformers included Ulrich Zwingli and Jan Hus . Generally speaking, Protestants thought and think that it is above all most important that one have a personal relationship with the divine, unmediated by a priesthood or church. It is uncommon for protestants to believe in the existence of purgatory. Protestants refer to particular protestantism sects as denominations to imply that they are differently named parts of the whole church, although some denominations are less accepting of others and some are so unorthodox as to be questioned by most.
All denominations consider all others to have some points of doctrine wrong.
These theological differences are sometimes very small. Many denominations do not consider that the points of doctrine which other denominations have wrong as important enough to keep followers of the other denomination eternally separated from God or Heaven. These are often called Protestant but the useage is not correct because they did not protest against and leave the Roman Catholic Church in the first place, but formed separately. A summary of Protestant views on homosexuality should be started on the new page discussing Religion and homosexuality .