CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH PROTESTANTISM LUTHERAN PRESBYTERIAN BAPTIST METHODIST ETC “THE SCHISM” 1054 “THE REFORMATION “THE REFORMATION” 1500’s
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH The Church from Viking plundering of monasteries during 800’s and 900’s threatened the Church. Muslims threatened Europe and Christianity The lower clergy was barely literate Church leaders were often corrupt In 1054, the Church divided between east and west. The schism. Constantinople & Eastern Europe – Eastern Orthodox Church Rome & Western Europe – Roman Catholic Church
Decline in the Medieval Church Spiritual Authority Temporal Authority Political & Spiritual Poverty
PROBLEMS OF THE CHURCH Marriage of the clergy - forbidden by Church law Simony - Buying & selling of Church positions. Lay Investiture - Granting of authority to clergy members by kings or nobles. Corruption of some popes who had been chosen by civil leaders.
ATTEMPTS AT CHURCH REFORM WEAPONS OF THE CHURCH Excommunication - Cut individuals off from the Church. Could no longer receive the sacraments Interdict - Cut off sacraments to an entire region or nation Inquisition – An individual suspected of being a heretic could be questioned, tortured, or even killed.
Decline in the Medieval Church Official Church Beliefs Heresies Theological Differences John Wycliffe Lollards John Huss Hussites
The Hussite Wars [ ]
The Babylonian Captivity ( ) The Papal Complex, Avignon France
The Great Schism:
Decline in the Medieval Church FAITH [Scholasticism] REASON [Roger Bacon & William of Ockham] Intellectual Inquiry Thomas Aquinas [Summa Theologica]