John Wycliffe

Was a scholar in England

He questioned the rights the church had to demand money from England.

When the Great Schism began...

• He questioned the pope's authority publicly.
• He didn't like the immoral behavior on the part of the clergy, or indulgences. So he attacked them.

His thoughts

He believed that the instead of the church, the Bible should be the big source of religious authority

He went against the church's tradition

He translated the Bible from Latin to English.

This made it so common people could read it.

Wycliffe was then accused of heresy.

His followers were...

• Persecuted
• Burned to death

His writings were burned by the church

Although the church was against him,

Citaions

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• http://www.biblemuseum.net/virtual/history/histimages/wy1.jpg
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