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Patrick Wales & Derek Reitz

Patrick Wales & Derek Reitz. Goals: Understand the power and corruption of the Church in the middle ages Understand the influence of the Church. Middle Ages. Dates & Summary. Catholic Church (500-1250 AD) 800 AD Pope declares himself ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

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Patrick Wales & Derek Reitz

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  1. Patrick Wales & Derek Reitz Goals: Understand the power and corruption of the Church in the middle ages Understand the influence of the Church

  2. Middle Ages

  3. Dates & Summary Catholic Church (500-1250 AD) 800 AD Pope declares himself ruler of the Holy Roman Empire The Catholic Church was corrupt due to its controlling nature and no tolerance policy of any other religions or non-secular ruling.

  4. On the Age of Faith Age of Faith – A synonym for the Middle Ages; this is due to the power of the Church during this period of time What was right? • Nowadays, Religion is your choice, it’s not a requirement to be a citizen • The Church widely accused its people of Heresy; or going against the Church. • Often times these accusations were false, and had little evidence backing them

  5. Simony Simony – payment to anyone who had received the power of the Holy Spirit Materialism in the officials of the Church: • Simony was used for the personal gain of the Church • Did not do anything to solve the problem or sin • Consequently, rich men could do as they pleased, commit sins that would normally not be allowed, and could then pay off the Church

  6. Indulgences Indulgences – at the most basic level; Indulgences are a get out of jail free card for sins The Church: • Sold these and granted them to those who helped the Church • Although this existed in the past, during the Middle Ages Indulgences grew rampantly amongst the Church • Commissionaires (the Church’s personal tax collectors) extracted the maximum profit from each Indulgence • All this was to the personal gain of the Church

  7. Influence upon Government The Catholic Church: • Had its own laws • Did not allow any other Religion besides Catholicism • Had its own land • Had its own personal tax revenue Why is this significant? • It shows how much power the Church had over the government How close did the Church come to becoming a Theocracy? Or did it become one?

  8. 800 AD The Pope declares himself the official ruler of the Holy Roman Empire Which pope was the most corrupt? • Benedict IX - 1032-1044, 1045, 1047-1048 • He was the last of the popes from the Tusculani family • his violence and debauchery provoked the Romans to revolt, and he fled for his life • He then sold the papacy to his godfather

  9. Incompetence Ignorance of the Clergy Church officials: • were unknowledgeable • positions were obtained through manipulation of politics Celibacy was outlawed yet… • They were seen as overly promiscuous; in other words they were having too much sex • Seen gambling, drinking, and frequenting taverns

  10. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages • http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-religion.htm • http://thirdmill.org/newfiles/jac_arnold/CH.Arnold.RMT.1.html

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