How does the Renaissance challenge the Catholic Church's authority?

Answer 1

It was a time where people were exploring new ideas in science and in art and pushing boundaries, which the church didn't really like. With new ideas, people would question the amount of authority that the church had at the time. Scientific evidence went against teachings of the church and the culture encouraged actions that the church didn't approve of, so the church would seem less appealing.

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Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church's authority comes from God, as it is the Mystical Body of Christ, which Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, as Its Head, and we as Its members. During the renaissance, there were people who started to put other things ahead of their faith, like making money, so some people started to become divided in their loyalties. But the problem was with individual people, not the Church.

Answer 2

The Renaissance threatened the church because it attacked the doctrines and the teachings of it. It threatened the church because it made the churches followers look at how the church was acting and if it benefited the followers more than it benefited the church.

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Renaissance was a mixed bag. In some ways there were some very good things as far as the Church was concerned. There was a renewed interest and study of the ancient Greek New Testament, and other ancient arts. In the long run, however, it turned people away from depending on God and told them that they should depend on themselves. This misdirection of the creature (man) from an emphasis on God to the emphasis on himself was disasterous spawning all kinds of trouble including the protestant revolt from the Church in which men thought they could come up with the answers themselves without referring to God.

Answer 3

It was a time where people were exploring new ideas in science and in art and pushing boundaries, which the church didn't really like. With new ideas, people would question the amount of authority that the church had at the time. Scientific evidence went against teachings of the church and the culture encouraged actions that the church didn't approve of, so the church would seem less appealing.

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Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church's authority comes from God, as it is the Mystical Body of Christ, which Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, as Its Head, and we as Its members. During the renaissance, there were people who started to put other things ahead of their faith, like making money, so some people started to become divided in their loyalties. But the problem was with individual people, not the Church.