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yes the churches in the middle ages were corrupt because they thought that they could tax on everything including the crops the peasants grew. They also charged a large fee for women that entered the church to become nuns. Basically, the church spent more time thinking about how to get more money instead of trying to get their religious message across hope this helps
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∙ 14y agoYes it was. Because it controlled the society and the government it was able to mass great wealth and power through out Europe. It sold indulges to help build the great churches. These were bits and pieces of bones and wood that the church claimed were parts of saints and the "true cross". The popes controlled the kings and queens under them by threats and use of power. They owned vast estates and had a lot of land ( that's one reason Henry VIII was so happy to get get his hands on the church property). With any organization that controls this much power and wealth there will be corruption.
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∙ 12y agoFor nearly 2000 years Satan has been trying to destroy the Church from without and from within. There will always be pockets of corruption in any organization where man is involved, the Catholic Church included. However, Pope Benedict XVI is working to root out corruption when he finds it. A good number of bishops and other clergy members have already been asked to resign.
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∙ 10y agoThe tradition of finding a second son a place in the church (generally as a priest) started. Too often these young noblemen had never frequented the church before they were suddenly supposed to lead it. This lead to absenteeism (where a "priest" would hire someone else to actually do his job for half (or less) of what the parish was paying him while he went off and led the life of a "gentleman of leisure) and also simony (the buying and selling of clerical offices), both of which lead invariably to corruption.
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∙ 12y agoOften yes, it was. The Pope or cardinals would accept money.
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Why do you think people who left the Catholic Church called themselves Protestants?
The people were protesting some corrupt practices in the Catholic Church.
Protestants wanted to reform the catholic church in the 16th century because they believed the church was to?
corrupt.
Who started the Protestant Reformation by objecting to the corrupt practices of the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther
What was wrong with the Catholic church's in 1500?
The Catholic Church had become corrupt unfourtantely and priests and even the pope over used their power. They did such things as charged money for absolution.
Why did puritans reject the catholic church?
Puritans rejected the Catholic Church because they believed it was corrupt, emphasizing simplicity in religious practice and governance. They sought to purify the Church of England from what they perceived as remnants of Catholicism.
What religion was Nicolas Copernicus?
Nicolas Copernicus was roman catholic......even though he didnt believe in everything the church said due to the fact that the catholic church at that time was very corrupt
Who started the Reformation and why?
Martin Luther, a German monk because he felt the Catholic church was very corrupt.
How did the Catholic church raise money in the 1500s?
During the 1500's the Catholic Church was corrupt and used its money that it made from selling indulgences, like Pope Leo X, to be spent on extravagant building projects, like St. Peter's Basilica.Roman Catholic AnswerThe same things it has always done with its money, feed the poor, help people attain salvation, etc. One of the ways in which the Church has always done the later is the building of Churches. As for the Catholic Church being corrupt, the Catholic Church is composed exclusively of sinners, and yes, many of them have been corrupt. But sinners is who Jesus sent us to save. The Church, itself, is the Mystical Body of Christ, and, thus, can not be corrupt. Remember, as well, that the Catholic Church embraces the whole world, and the vast majority of "its money" is used on the local level. To make sweeping generalizations, as above, is historically ignorant, and prejudicial.
What practice was corrupt in the Catholic church during the Renaissance?
During the Renaissance, the Catholic Church was involved in corrupt practices such as the sale of indulgences. Indulgences were essentially a way for people to pay for the forgiveness of their sins, leading to accusations of exploitation and misuse of power within the Church.
What was the response of the Roman Catholic Church to criticism of the belief in transubstantiation?
The catholic church still teaches transubstantiation.
Can you still go to confession if you are Catholic but not married in the Catholic church?
Yes
You had a baby with your fiance and you want to still get married in a catholic church can you?
Yes! the church will still accept you.
