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Analyze primary source documents. Describe the condition of the Catholic Church by the 1400s.

453-456. Analyze primary source documents. Describe the condition of the Catholic Church by the 1400s. Quiz:. Make ten out of this by adding exactly 5 additional lines. Roots of the Reformation:. Babylonian Captivity in Avignon The Great Schism Conciliar Movement

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Analyze primary source documents. Describe the condition of the Catholic Church by the 1400s.

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  1. 453-456 • Analyze primary source documents. • Describe the condition of the • Catholic Church by the 1400s.

  2. Quiz:

  3. Make ten out of this by adding exactly 5 additional lines.

  4. Roots of the Reformation: • Babylonian Captivity in Avignon • The Great Schism • Conciliar Movement • Humanist writers such as Machiavelli, Erasmus, Chaucer and Boccaccio. • Printing Press • Crusades • Black Death

  5. Causes & Signs of Disorder: • Clerical Immorality • Violated vows of celibacy by having concubines. • Accused of drunkenness, gambling, and life of luxury. • Ignorance of the clergy • Educational standards were low, many priests could not read or write Latin. • Italy was the worst, England better. • Clerical absenteeism and pluralism • Held multiple benefices (offices), and rarely visited them. • Many Italian clergy held benefices in England, Spain and the German States which drew income to them.

  6. EXAMPLES: Cardinal Wolsey Archbishop of York King Henry VIII

  7. Archbishop du Prat French King Louis XII

  8. Causes & Signs of Disorder: • Oftentimes, kings would appoint officials (who were also clergy) to high church office, therefore, the state governed the Church, with little regard for spiritual matters. • Clergy was also criticized for living in extreme luxury and magnificent splendor.

  9. EXAMPLES: York Minster Cathedral (England)

  10. Popes were just as corrupt: • Innocent VIII made the papal court the gossip of Europe—fathered numerous children • Alexander VI publicly acknowledged his mistress and children • Julius II led an army against France and the Swiss Guard was founded during his leadership • Sixtus IV led a bloody crusade against Turks • Pius II secular life before becoming a priest

  11. Signs of vitality within the Church: • Cardinal Francisco Cisneros of Spain encouraged monks to uphold their religious rules and set high standards for education of the clergy. • In Holland, the “Brethren of the Common Life” was a group of lay- people who lived simply while carrying out teachings of Christ. • Individuals such as Thomas Kempis urged Christians to take Christ as their role model in his book The Imitation of Christ.

  12. Signs of vitality within the Church: • The general public remained very pious and loyal to the Roman Catholic Church. • Pope Julius II called an ecumenical council in 1512 to look into abuses and weaknesses within the Catholic Church.

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