CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH PROTESTANTISM LUTHERAN PRESBYTERIAN BAPTIST METHODIST ETC “THE SCHISM” 1054 “THE REFORMATION.
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Decline in the Medieval Church
Spiritual Spiritual AuthorityAuthority
TemporalTemporalAuthorityAuthority
Political &SpiritualPoverty
PROBLEMS OF THE CHURCH
Marriage of the clergy - forbidden by Church law
Simony - Buying & selling of Church positions.
Lay Investiture - Granting of authority to clergy members by kings or nobles.
Corruption of some popes who had been chosen by civil leaders.
ATTEMPTS AT CHURCH REFORM
WEAPONS OF THE CHURCH
Excommunication - Cut individuals off from the Church. Could no longer receive the sacraments
Interdict - Cut off sacraments to an entire region or nation
Inquisition – An individual suspected of being a heretic could be questioned, tortured, or even killed.
Decline in the Medieval Church
Official ChurchOfficial ChurchBeliefsBeliefs HeresiesHeresiesTheological
Differences
John Wycliffe• Lollards
• John Huss• Hussites
The Hussite Wars [1420-1436]
The Babylonian Captivity (1309-1377)
The Papal Complex, Avignon France
The Great Schism: 1377-1417
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