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The Reformation
…was a sixteenth century movement
that aimed at reforming the Catholic Church.
…was an attempt to improve the Catholic Church from within.
The practice of using bribery to attain high
positions in the Church was known as
simony.
Nepotism means appointing your own relations to important church jobs regardless of whether or not the person was suitable.
Pope Alexander VI was made a cardinal by his uncle Pope Callixtus
Pluralism meant holding more than
one church position at the
same time.
Absenteeism is the failure to live in
the parish where they were supposed
to minister.
John Tetzel and
Indulgences
http://youtu.be/siI_RfnM0KQ?t=8m25s
Causes of
The Reformation
1. Ignorant Priests
2. Wealthy Bishops
3. Unworthy Popes
Guilty of
4. Simony
5. Nepotism
6. Pluralism
7. Absenteeism
Other factors
8. Indulgences9. The Renaissance
10. The Printing Press
The Renaissance
The Printing Press