Popes

Hoping that the Pope would accede to his wishes, Alexius looked to rectify the Turkish invasions. November of 1095 Urban II consented to Alexius' request and called all to aid of their fellow Christians who had been attacked by the Turks. Perhaps having various other reasons

They saw the church and its leadership filled with corruption and greed. The Renaissance popes who led the church were not spiritual leaders. Those at the top of the clergy were wealthy and lived lavish lifestyles. They indulged in nepotism, power politics and patronage. Furthermore, the priests at the bottom were poor and unable to administer

which usually accompanied it. Before 1517 Luther had given warnings against the abuse of indulgences, without blaming the administration of the Church. But when in that year Tetzel approached the borders of Saxony selling indulgences in the name of the Pope, Leo X, who wanted money for the building of St. Peter's Church in Rome, Luther, with many of the better

and the East took up Asia Minor, the Middle East, and Northern Africa. Ignorance: The Byzantine Church knew less and less Latin and even less Latin tradition, and vice versa. So most patriarchs in Constantinople couldn’t read any Latin, and most popes in Rome couldn’t read any Greek. Byzantines in the East used leavened bread in their Divine Liturgy to symbolize the Risen Christ, and Latins in the West used unleavened bread as was used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Different theologies: Both were

and increased power before the Renaissance, the Roman Catholic church’s reign was diminished greatly during the Renaissance. During the Renaissance the Catholic church began to lose its power as the officials could not agree and there were multiple popes. Thus, the cultural change of the Renaissance challenged the Roman Catholic church’s power and ushered in a time where arguments were made that definitive measures be taken in order ensure religious inclusivity and fairness. Wycliff first challenged

Explain how the system known as “feudalism” worked in Medieval Europe. The bases of feudalism is best described as a social system in Europe throughout the Middle Ages where individuals worked and battled for upper class who gave them protection and the use of the land in return for their services (Merriam-Webster). “Feudalism” is not a medieval term and not even a translation of a medieval concept (Abels 2010; Brown 2010; Bouchard 1998). In our day and time Feudalism would be difficult and baffling

powerful and the teachings were corrupt. In the Unam Sanctum, written by Pope Boniface VII says, “Therefore if the earthly power err it shall be judged by the spiritual power; but if the lesser spiritual power err, by the greater. But if the greatest, it can be judged by God alone, not by man…”(Boniface.185). He states that only god has the ability to judge sinners. However, Wycliffe challenged this text by stating that the popes are contradicting that idea by giving out indulgences. An indulgence

Catholic Church and the protestant church. It led to war and persecution because of the different beliefs the two religions had. Most of the religion was based on Christianity, but it was also a part of Catholicism which was all of Western Europe. The pope was the main person in church and he was thought as the leader or the inspiration of the church. The church wanted to be superior by having lots of power and owning many land. But that’s not all they wanted they also wanted to

holy Land, Emperor Alexius I Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire asked Pope Urban II for help. The new pope saw an opportunity for power and called together the council of Clermont in France to unite the eastern and western Christians He challenged all the lords in Europe to come together and join forces to help retake Jerusalem from the Turks, whom the pope called “Infidels” - those who do not believe in Christianity By doing so, the pope promised their sins would be forgotten. 1096 – across Europe, a

to reform it within. These reforms challenged every level of the Church. The Council of Trent was initiated by Pope Paul III. The council met in Trento, Italy in December 1545 and they met two more times in May 1551 and January 1562 and ended in December 1563. This council was created to identify the abuses within the Church and to clarify Catholic doctrine and reaffirmed the Pope to be the head of the Church (Bruening 161-3). The council declared anyone who did not agree with all the seven