HIST 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lollardy, Premarital Sex, Catherine Parr
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Protestant reformation: growing financial resources of princes, bishops, rich commoners > willing to spend on art literature science, growing of urban centres, speed civilizational developments, expansion of learning and distribution of tests, growing literacy of non church-men/woman. Philip the fair had coerced the pope to move to france so he could keep an eye on him. Blow to the power of the papacy. 1377 > pope move back to rome, dies shortly after. Pope urban > attempts to reform the church. Pluralism > bishop holding multiple bishop names. Pope clemens (france) vs roman pope (england, germany) Donate money to shorten time in purgatory > rich get to heaven before the poor. Money going to church rather than the poor. Before printing press > only know what the church tells you. Commoners very religious, saw a church that could not be relied upon to save their souls. Seemed more of a threat to their salvation.