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Catholic Church (Complaints Against The Church (Indulgences (Vocab…
Catholic Church
Complaints Against The Church
Indulgences
what the common person wanted to hear: that he could confess his sins, pay some money, and be free from suffering in purgatory
Vocab
Indulgence
: a grant by the Pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution
Purgatory
: a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven
Indulgences were first sold during the Crusades, as a way for those who did not go to fight themselves to support those who did
Clerical Corruption
Many clergy became corrupt
Popes and Cardinals often lived more like kings
Vocab
Bishop
: A senior member of the Christian coergy
Bishopric
: the office or rank of a bishop
Cardinals
: a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church, cardinals are nominated by the Pope and form a sacred college
Temporal Power
: the power of a bishop or cleric, especially the Pope, in secular matters
Simony:
the buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges
Nepotism
: the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends
Problems with Popes
many people's faith in the pope's authority had diminished
Vocab
Papal Schism
:a split within the Catholic Church
Impeached
:call into question the integrity
newly elected French pope to move his headquarters from Rome to France
Changes Affecting the Church
Disruption of Class System
Medieval society until this time had been comprised of three classes: the clergy, the nobility, and the peasants
Vocab
Clergy
: the body of all people ordained for religious duties
A new class of townspeople eager to capitalize on the opportunities for business and personal wealth
Humanism
scholars reached back to the works of Greek and Roman philosophers and writers
Vocab
Humanism
: an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters
The human intellect was a powerful force for change and improvement.
Exploration
Europeans had believed themselves to be at the center of a small, compact world comprised of the three known continents
The trade grow and the trader get wealthed