HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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It had grown too big.
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It had grown weak.
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It had grown too powerful.
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It had grown corrupt.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did some religious people want to reform the church during midieval times? During the medieval period there was a particular issue that continued to create corruption within the church and corresponding reform movements. Therefore people wanted to change it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Their sheer size meant that people would see them from miles around, and remind them of the huge power of the Catholic Church in Medieval England. This entrance to Amiens Cathedral in France shows just how vast cathedrals were.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lay people criticized clerical drunkenness, avarice, sexual insatiability, ignorance of Christian teachings, and unwillingness or inability to perform the sacraments or even preach. Responding to these complaints and acting on their religious beliefs, Church leaders called for reform in the daily lives of the clergy.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the Middle Ages, the Church provided education for some and it helped the poor and sick. It was a daily presence from birth to death. In fact, religion was so much a part of daily life that people even said a certain number of prayers to decide how long to cook an egg!