HSTR 240A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pope Leo X, Eisleben, Simony
19 Sep 2016
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Hstr 240 lecture 3: the protestant reformation. A religious transformation of european society in 16th c. Not a single movement with one goal, one leader (i. e. not just luther) There are other faiths present in europe; judaism, muslim religions. A guide to how you should live your life. Safeguard to shrines and relics (e. g. piece of the true cross in vienna) Clergy (i. e. anticlericalism: wealth/avarice (greed, new/high fees, simony: selling of church offices, nepotism: appointing friends and family as clerical positions, exemption from taxes. Power: clerical privileges and immunities, interference in secular matters. Absenteeism: being absent from the church where clerics should be. Morals: not acting the way they should. All epitomized by indulgences: a trigger to the reformation; seen to be immoral, greedy and acted upon sin. A form of monitory penance for sins committed. A way to buy deceased relative"s a way out of purgatory: sliding scale (rich paid more); poor didn"t have to pay as much.
