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All institutions are from time to time at risk of corruption, so it can never be said that the Catholic Church was entirely and for all time cleared of corruption. Probably the worst excesses occurred during the Renaissance period, and this was when Martin Luther set out to reform the Church.
Of course, Martin Luther was unsuccessful in his efforts to reform the Church, and was excommunicated for his trouble, leading to the Protestant Reformation. The success of the Protestant movement forced the emperor and the Church to acknowledge finally that there was corruption and that it needed to be resolved. Pope Adrian VI (1522-1523), one of the few genuinely good popes of the Renaissance period, sent a personal emissary to the Diet of Nuremberg, urging that a reform Council be called and acknowledged the depths to which the Church had descended: "We know very well that even in the Holy See there have occurred over the past years many scandals, abuses in spiritual matters, and violations of the commandments that have become an open scandal to all. Hence it is not surprising that this sickness has been transplanted from the head to the members."
Pope Paul III initiated the Council of Trent (1545-1563), a commission of cardinals tasked with institutional reform, addressing contentious issues such as corrupt bishops and priests, indulgences, and other financial abuses. The Spanish Church had already made small steps in this direction, but the Council of Trent was a serious attempt to improve the discipline and administration of the Church.
Of course, as long as the Papal States continued to exist, and as long as the Church remained a major landowner, the papacy and ecclesiastical offices would remain targets for corrupt aspirants. This was resolved in the middle of the nineteenth century, when Rome became the capital of a united Italy, independent of the Church.
The Vatican Bank is alleged to be a point of continuing corruption within the Church, while others point to the potential for corruption in the curia, out of the public eye. As long as these issues remain, it can never be said that all corruption within the Catholic Church has finally been resolved.
Catholic AnswerAside from Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, and His Mother, every single human being, including all the members of the Church, are born with a corrupted nature and inclined to evil. We are tasked by Our Blessed Lord with overcoming this inclination in order to "be perfect as our Heavenly Father is perfect"; sadly, few of us manage this, including many leaders of the Church. This means that there has been corruption, of one kind of another, in the Church since the very first century. Church history is a litany of these sad affairs; bottom line? It has never been completely resolved, and although we must always try to do so, will never be resolved until the Last Judgment when all things will be made new.
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What abuses of the Catholic Church were reformers trying to reform?
The overall corruption of the church was a big concern. The biggest example of the church's corruption was the selling of "indulgences" by the Pope and the Catholic Church.
What meeting resolved some doctrinal questions and provided direction and unity for the Catholic Church during the Counter Reformation?
The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563, was the meeting that resolved doctrinal questions and provided direction and unity for the Catholic Church during the Counter Reformation. This council addressed issues such as corruption, abuses, and theological challenges raised by the Protestant Reformation, reaffirming key Catholic teachings and practices.
Was Chaucer a Catholic?
Yes, but he did help reveal the corruption in the cathlic church
Why couldn't Charles V force the Protestant princes back into the Catholic Church even after defeating them in war?
In the area where Charles V ruled as King, the various kings had ended the massive corruption in the Catholic Church a few years before he became king. In Protestant areas, only the Reformation ended the massive corruption in the church. The problems in the Catholic Church allowing the corruption did not end until the Council of Trent. Today they exist but are contrary to church law.
Why did protestants want reform the christian roman catholic church?
Because the Catholic Church has a history of Corruption, and I guess it's part of that "Oh my religion is better"
The attack on the corruption of the Catholic church by Martin Luther is known as the?
The Protestant Revolt or Reformation.
Why was the great famine a cause of the Protestant reformation?
It was seen as punishment for the Catholic Church's corruption.
What was the chief reason for the monastic reform movement in the catholic church in the middle ages?
the desire to eliminate wealth and corruption from the church
What document did Luther write that described the corruption of the Catholic Church?
It sounds like you are asking about the 95 Theses which Martin Luther nailed to the Castle Church door, but if you read them, you quickly realize that Martin Luther was not describing corruption in the Church but advertising his own ignorance of Church doctrine as most of them are dogmas that were perfectly Catholic.
Why did protestant reformation spread?
Martin Luther, and others before him, was sickened by the corruption that was rife in the Catholic Church. The tipping point was the selling of indulgences by the Catholic Church. The reformation spread because many people were dissatisfied with the Catholic Church and could see the hypocrisy that was throughout all levels of the Catholic Church.
Decline of the Church's prestige in Reformation?
If by the Church you mean the Catholic Church, Martin Luther's criticisms struck a chord amongst many that were turned off by the corruption of the Catholic Church. The Reform was part of an era where people started questioning authority.
How did Galileo's work come into conflict with the church and how was the that conflict resolved?
Galileo's work supporting the heliocentric model challenged the geocentric views held by the Catholic Church. The Church saw his ideas as heretical and forced him to recant his views under threat of excommunication. The conflict was resolved centuries later in 1992 when the Catholic Church formally acknowledged that Galileo was right and that the Church's judgment against him was a mistake.
