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During the middle ages church reformers felt like the church had become more of a business than a religious body. The idea of paying your way into heaven and the focus of material over spiritual things were some of the complaints.
Roman Catholic AnswerWhat political and economic power the Church had at the time was challenged by the princes of Europe who used the "reformers" to further their own agenda. Henry VIII and the German princes were prime examples.
corruption or graft
The church had the most power in the middle ages because it was the one thing that united people.
No. The increase in the power of the Church happened in the Roman Empire at a time when the economic and political power was mostly in the hands of the military. In the Middle Ages, the aristocracy gained military power, and the rise of the middle class only happened during the Middle Ages after that.
During the middle ages church reformers felt like the church had become more of a business than a religious body. The idea of paying your way into heaven and the focus of material over spiritual things were some of the complaints.
Roman Catholic AnswerWhat political and economic power the Church had at the time was challenged by the princes of Europe who used the "reformers" to further their own agenda. Henry VIII and the German princes were prime examples.
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corruption or graft
The church had higher power
The Church's power declined.
The church had the most power in the middle ages because it was the one thing that united people.
Church
No. The increase in the power of the Church happened in the Roman Empire at a time when the economic and political power was mostly in the hands of the military. In the Middle Ages, the aristocracy gained military power, and the rise of the middle class only happened during the Middle Ages after that.
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The pope