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Chapter 13: The Middle Ages Section:4 The Roman Catholic Faces Crises. Jessie Da Barbie World History Period 5 th. A. The Papacy at Avignon and the Great Schism. For more than a century, the papacy was troubled by its physical separation from Rome and by rival Popes claiming authority.
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Chapter 13: The Middle AgesSection:4 The Roman Catholic Faces Crises Jessie Da Barbie World History Period 5th
A. The Papacy at Avignon and the Great Schism • For more than a century, the papacy was troubled by its physical separation from Rome and by rival Popes claiming authority.
A. The Papacy at Avignon and the Great Schism • From Rome to Avignon • In they days of the early Christian Church Rome • a symbol for Christians. • The Bishop of Rome was the most powerful bishop. • In 1309, French Pope, Clement V, moved the seat of the papacy from Rome to Avignon.
A. The Papacy at Avignon and the Great Schism • The Great Schism • Pope Gregory XI went back to Rome in 1377. • For the next 40 years, the church was divided by the Great Schism. • They called Popes at Avignon “Antipopes” because they were not recognized as a real Popes.
B. Internal Tensions Grow • By the fourteenth century, debates within the Roman Catholic Church had increased.
B. Internal Tensions Grow • Internal Tensions Grow • Constantinople had refused to acknowledge the authority of the pope in Rome. • John Wycliffe an English teacher and priest criticized many Church teachings and practices. • The English royal court protected John Wycliffe so he was not executed like many others of that time.
B. Internal Tensions Grow • Challenges to the Church • The University of Prague in present-day Czech Republic, is where Hus studied and taught. • Hus called for reform of Church’s sale of indulgences instead of doing penance to gain forgiveness for their sins. • Two years later after 1412, the Council of Constance condemned Hus as a heretic.
Papacy • The government of the Roman Catholic Church
Bishop • The name Bishop can be used as a masculine name. It has its origin in Old English. The name Bishop means 'bishop'. Initially, Bishop meant a person who served a bishop or bishop's man. The name refers to a clergy or priest. Bishop and Rish...
condemned • Condemned means held captive by the federal guard for illegal wrongdoing, or being a killer It means the object is fit only for destruction.
Heretic • A heretic is someone who has beliefs that go against the principles of the religion they belong to. It could be someone who doesn't believe in something that other might think is important.
Indulgences • Indulgence is the inability to resist the gratification of desires or whims.