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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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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.
Is St. Philomena still recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church?
Yes, St. Philomena is still recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
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 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
What practice was corrupt in the Catholic church during the Renaissance?
There have always been individuals in the Church who have been corrupt as every single individual who ever lived, saving Our Blessed Lord, and His Mother, have been sinners. The Church, however, is the Body of Christ, and Our Blessed Lord promised the Holy Spirit to guide Her until the end of the world. The Catholic Church is incapable of being corrupt, although individuals within her, including Popes, may be. To say that the Church was corrupt is to say that Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, was corrupt, which is nonsense. The vast majority of corrupt individuals during the Renaissance was neither more nor less than at any other time in history, it has just gotten a lot more press because heretics used corrupt individuals as an excuse to leave the Church and start their own religions. The Catholic Church, however, was never corrupt, and could never be.
