HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pope Clement Ii, Fabrica Ecclesiae, Thomas Wolsey
Document Summary
Wars of the roses -the struggle for the crown from the 1460s to 1485. Realized the support of the church was essential. Cure of souls (provided some measure of spiritual comfort) Problem of the babylonian captivity (pope living in avignon) Everyone thought that the pope was a creature of the king of france. The taxes flowing to the pope in avignon were seen as being used to fight england. Canon law was the law of the church and dealt with anything the church thought it had an interest in, which was essential everything. Many people were frustrated that they had to deal with church courts when they only wanted to deal with english courts. Monasteries were a dumping ground for surplus children. Monks and nuns got into serious trouble with their excess money. Many monks came from high classes and were not suited to the monastic life.
