Decline of the Catholic Church

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE DECLINE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE GREAT SCHISM #1

East-West

The Great Schism #2

WESTERN OR PAPAL SCHISM

Two Types of Power

  • Temporal or political
  • Religious

DIVINE RIGHT

Resentment

  • Secular rulers and local princes
  • Wanted more power over their areas
  • Less Italian/Papal influence
  • Growing Catholic corruption

What Caused the Reformation?

  • Long term:
  • Plague, division, corruption, humanism
  • Short term:
  • Indulgences, Simony, Martin Luther

People Before Martin Luther

  • Erasmus
  • Jan Huss
  • John Wycliffe

Jan Hus

Burned for his heretical teachings against the church
Photo by Waka Jawaka

John Wycliffe

Translation of the bible, anti-clerical
Photo by Tim Evanson

Erasmus

Christian Humanist, criticized indulgences

David Tucker

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