The audiences impression of the chorus - Dr. Faustus.

I think that the audience is told to not have a set impression of Faustus after the chorus as, it firstly states 'To patient judgements'. This is therefore telling the audience to not ownly to not judge him, but also that he does have many negatives about him, for example selling his soal. However, two lines later the audience is meant to feel empathy for Faustus as it states 'Now is he born'. This gives the audience sudden empathy for the character because they see him grow up and develop as a character.
The chorus hints clear signs of Faustus being a typical gothic protagonist, as the chorus repeatedly highlights the fact that Faustus is intelligent. The last line finishes with 'in his study sits', this tells the reader that he is wealthy enough to have a study and also that he must be clever if he needs a study. Another factor which hints to the audience is his sense of pride 'Till swoln with cunning, of self-conceit', portrays Faustus proud side of himself.
To conclude, I think that this chorus gives mixed thoughts for the audience to gain an impression on, as they are told he has negatives about him but also told to not actually judge him yet. However, they are also given clear signs of Faustus being a typical gothic protagonist, therefore allows them to not actually have a set impression on the main character.

Why was there tension between Catholics and Protestants?

The Catholic church believes that it is the only true church on earth, and that all other Christian churches broke away from the Mother Church. They claim that if they are right then there is no need for the other churches.The Protestant churches came about because of the strict dogma of the Mother church and the demand of payment to have sins forgiven. The Protestants (Protesters) believed that only God could forgive sins through earnest repentance and by good works. One other fact is that the Mother church believed that only the clergy could read the Bible, so Bibles for the common people were banned.