church and those preaching in it. Anne believed that the clergy was not preaching a “covalent of grace” and she was not alone in that belief. Anne was very bright and studied in the Bible; because of this many people became her “adherents”. She started out her trial completely in control. John Winthrop (her accuser) attempted to explain to her what law she had broken by having these meetings in her house and that bad talking the clergy was in fact a sin. He didn’t get very far when trying
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Question 1 (Worth 5 points) The creation of the Index by the Church was in part a result of which of the following? anger over being forced to give up their lavish lifestyles a lack of trust in the ability of the faithful to read texts without being led astray This is a correct answer a new emphasis on obedience that had been passed down from the Jesuit anxiety over the impending Thirty Years War Points earned on this question: 5 Question 2 (Worth 5 points) The Council of Trent did
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when the King‚ Pope‚ and Clergy began to gain massive amounts of power and wealth. The idea of medieval Christendom was a newer concept which is basically a Christian commonwealth led by the papacy. As the church tried to create this Christendom‚ theorists argued that the church was only a spiritual body and therefore its power did not extend to the political realm. The theorists along with the people said that the state needed no guidance from the papacy and that the clergy was not above secular law
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SACRAMENTS OF HEALING The sacraments of healing are sacraments that are meant to bring healing and forgiveness to those who are in pain. These sacraments are given hand in hand with the sacrament of anointing and sacrament of reconciliation. RECONCILIATION The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation (commonly called Confession‚ Reconciliation or Penance) is one of seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and sacred mysteries of Eastern Christianity‚ in which the faithful obtain divine mercy
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During the French Revolution‚ everything and everyone was impacted in one way or another. It didn’t matter your social ranking or position in something‚ the rebels were only interested in changing France for what they the thought was the better. Before the Revolution‚ the Catholic faith was the most widely studied religion in France‚ but the tables soon turned after the revolt. The rebels believed that in order to change and make France a better place‚ it was necessary to throw out all of the old
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religion. Many regions of Europe as a whole were converted to Protestantism‚ and many more Protestants emerged in areas where Catholicism remained the state religion. The Catholic faith became less and less appealing to people as the abuses of the clergy were now publicly addressed by reformers and a new‚ personal approach to religion was offered in Protestantism. In addition‚ rulers favored Protestantism as a state religion because it meant that no power needed to be shared with the Pope. The church
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there are clergy among the pilgrims. I find the Monk “[whose] sleeves‚ I saw‚ were fur-lined at the hand / With gray fur of the finest in the land‚ / And fastening his hood beneath his chin. / There was a golden‚ finely crafted pin‚ / A love knot in the greater end for class.”(193-197) Also‚ a Friar “Dressed in a threadbare cope as students were‚ / But rather like a master or a pope./ He wore a double-worsted semicope/ As rounded as a church bell newly pressed.”(260-263) Beside the clergy‚ I find
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many major reforms became permanent. So too did antagonisms between the supporters and enemies of the Revolution‚ who fought it out politically over the next two centuries. Financial crisis Caricature of the Third Estate carrying the First Estate (clergy) and the Second Estate (nobility) on its back. Louis XVI ascended to the throne amidst a financial crisis; the state was nearing bankruptcy and outlays outpaced income.[6] This was because of France’s financial obligations stemming from involvement
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argued that church doctrines‚ such as the veneration of saints‚ were incorrect. However‚ the most prominent criticism was the widespread anticlericalism‚ or opposition to clergy‚ based on immorality‚ ignorance‚ and pluralism. This attacked corrupted clergy members‚ like greedy priests and lustful nuns. People also resented that clergy members
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among other things‚ in the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in France and in the establishment of the First Republic. It was generated by a vast complex of causes‚ the most important of which were the inability of the ruling classes of nobility‚ clergy‚ and bourgeoisie to come to grips with the problems of state‚ the indecisive nature of the monarch‚ impoverishment of the workers‚ the intellectual ferment of the Age of Enlightenment‚ and the example of the American Revolution. Recent scholarship
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