honors world chapter 14- pt. 1

8/14/2019 Honors World Chapter 14- Pt. 1

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Warm-up: 12/1

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TheRenaissanceSparks New

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Why a reformation?

Problems w/The

Catholic Church

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Use pages 454-456 forinformation.

List a problem foreach box below, thenprovide a briefexplanation.


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The Condition of the Church (ca 14001517)A. Signs of Disorder

1. Clerical immorality

priests frequently violatedtheir vows of celibacy. They were also accused ofdrunkenness, gambling, and other vices. Examples

2. Clerical ignorancemany priests could barelyread or write. They were less educated than most

educated laity.3. Clerical absenteeism and pluralismespecially in

higher-level Church officials who were often absentfrom their sees. Many held more than one office at

a time, and some had bought their offices.4. Upper levels of the Church hierarchy weredominated by aristocrats who lived well.


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Josse Lieferinxe, Pilgrims atthe Tomb of St. Sebastian

Here we see Christians,

especially those who are ill or

handicapped, flocking to theTomb of St. Sebastian.

(Scala/Art Resource, NY)


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B.Signs of Vitality

1. In Holland the Brethren of the Common Lifelived simply, aided the poor, and taught in local

schools.2. Church attendance and church donations

remained high.

3. Pope Julius II summoned an ecumenical councilto discuss Church reform (15121517).

The Condition of the Church(ca 14001517)


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Clerical Immorality

Pope Julius had syphilis and fathered at 3children while a cardinal.

Pope Leo:

Spent entire papal fortune in 2 years Attended by almost 700 courtiers (including a

midget friar), an orchestra, and a theatrecompany

Accompanied in processions by a panther,two leopards, and a white elephant.

Sold positions in the church for cash


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Relics

Said to be sources of miracles and aids toredemption. Examples: Piece of the finger of Mary Magdalene displayed at

cathedral at Fcamp.

Abbey of St. Denis (Paris) contained body parts of 5saints and the head of a sixth. Also had a piece of theCross and a nail from the Cross.

Frederick the Wise at Wittenberg had: a twig from the

burning bush, straw from the Bethlehem manger, hairfrom Christs beard and 8 thorns from the crown ofthorns.

A total of 17,443 relics in all. Said to have a total of 1,902,202and 270 days worth of remission of sins.


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Indulgences Sale in early 1500s driven by need to fund building

of St. Peters in Rome.Justified by claim that Pope had power to dispense

accumulated merit of the Church to individuals.

For cash.Johann Tetzel- German Dominican- was one of thekey salesmen Not only sold indulgence to people for themselves, but

also for departed loved ones. Said indulgence was so powerful that even if someone

had slept with Christs dear Mother, the Pope had powerin heaven and on earth to forgive as long as money wasput into the indulgence coffer.


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Matthias Gerung, Folly of

Indulgences

In this woodcut by Matthias Gerung

the sale of indulgences is viciouslysatirized. With one claw in the holy

water symbolizing the rite of

purification, and the other claw

resting on the coins paid for

indulgences, the church, in the formof a rapacious eagle with its right

hand stretched out for offerings,

writes out an indulgence with

excrement--which represents its

worth. Fools, in a false security, sitin the animal's gaping mouth,

representing hell. (Kunstsammlung

der Veste Coburg)

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