title: The Attitude of the German Humanists of the XVI Century&#x0D;to the Catholic Church
abstract: The article examines the works of German humanists of the XVI century. The author studies the attitude of the German humanists of the XVI century to the Catholic Church. The analysis of the historical context and characteristic features of German humanistic thought in the XVI century is made, as well as the positions of the leaders of the humanistic and reformation movement in relation to the Catholic Church are considered. The article emphasizes that German humanists showed a critical attitude 
journal: Izvestia of Smolensk State University