1. Daily Opener 3/17 What was the split in the Church in 1378 known as?
What is the name of the movement of opposition to the Catholic Church?

2. Trouble for the Catholic Church
Chapter 14.1
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Trouble for the Catholic Church

3. The Great Schism

4. The Great Schism

5. The Great Schism French Popes French kings had Pope Clement V elected
Clement V moved capital of the church from Rome to France

7. The Great Schism French Popes A Struggle for Power
French kings had Pope Clement V elected
Clement V moved capital of the church from Rome to France
A Struggle for Power
Rome and France competed for power
each group elected their own pope in 1378
Great Schism=the split in the Church in 1378

8. The Great Schism Healing the Church
Holy Roman Emperor invited both sides to a conference to solve problem
French Pope was removed
Roman Pope resigned
Pope Martin V elected

9. Criticism of the Church

10. Criticism of the Church
A Corrupt Church
problems with the way church earned money
indulgences
taxes paid by church members outside Italy
problems with the way church spent money
Popes spent large sums being patrons of art
Popes spent too much money on themselves
Other church officials followed popes poor examples

11. Criticism of the Church
Reformers Take a Stand
John Wycliffe
questioned the following
Pope’s right to levy taxes
appoint Church officials without kings approval
Desiderius Erasmus
accused church of neglecting Christian values
also accused reformers of trying to divide the Church
was not trusted by reformers or the Church

12. Luther Confronts the Church

13. Luther Confronts the Church
Martin Luther
born in Germany, trained as lawyer and then studied theology
believed people could only be saved by faith in Christ
Luther’s Ninety-Five These
list of things Luther found wrong with the church
Luther believed
Bible is the only source of religious truth
People don’t need church officials to interpret the Bible
salvation can be gained only through faith in Christ

16. 95 Theses
3 Main Points
explores what the Bible says about forgiveness of sins
talks about powers of the Church
uses first two sections to explain why the selling of indulgences is wrong

21. Ch 14.1 Trouble for the Catholic Church
Main Ideas
The Catholic Church was weakened by internal conflict.
People began to question and speak out against some Church practices.
Reformation begins as a result of Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses.

22. Section Summary The Great Schism Criticism of the Church
Martin Luther confronts the Church