The Catholic Church- Changes and Complaints
Changes affecting the Church
Humanism
Exploration
Humanism was a powerful force for change and improvement
Thought it was a small world
The explorations of the explorers made Europeans rethink about the place they were living
trading made them a bigger, wealthier city
Vocabulary
Humanism
Disruption of class system
They greatly influenced the power structure of society
Increase in trade made another class
Three separate classes
Vocabulary
Clergy
Influenced by Greek and Roman philosiphers
Complaints against the Church
Clerical Corruption
Problems with popes
Indulgences
Many bishops held more than one office
People were also upset by the high taxes charged by the bishops to support the Pope and his projects
many of the clergy had become corrupt as noble families paid for bishoprics and then demanded that their interests be served
Vocabulary
Bishop
Cardinals
Bishopric
Temporal Power
Simony
Nepotism
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Papal Schism
Impeached
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From 1378-1417, two popes claimed leadership of the Church.