Transcript CHAPTER 12-7 pp_ 331-334

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Council of Constance ends the Great Schism in
1417
The Catholic church in the 14th and 15th faced
two problems
Heresy
Reform
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HERESY = going against the church and going against god
THE INQUISITION = church machinery designed root
out/uncover heresy
JOHN WYCLIF
Leader of the Lollards in England
Attacked the power and authority of the Pope
Said bible is the only source of authority
Translated the bible into english/vernacular
JOHN HUS
Bohemian reformer -> attacked clerical and papal
corruption
Summoned to Rome for a “discussion” -> arrested and
tried for heresy -> burned at the stake
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The Renaissance Papacy = the popes from the
end of the Great Schism to the beginning of the
Reformation in the early 16th century
Popes became more concerned with temporal
power than spiritual leadership
Pope Julius II -> “the warrior pope” -> led
armies in battle
Pope Leo X ->