SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jan Hus, a professor in Bohemia, taught that the authority of the Bible was higher than that of the pope. He was excommunicated in 1412 and, tried as a heretic, and then burned at the stake in 1415.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His primary teachings were:-Hus called for a higher level of morality among the priesthood. Financial abuses, sexual immorality, and drunkenness were common among the priests of Europe.-Hus called for preaching and Bible reading in the common language, and for all Christians to receive full communion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hus was a popular preacher who was openly critical of priests and bishops who violated their vows of poverty and chastity. One of his most important works was on the subject of simony, but Hus fell out of favor with the archbishop and king when he attacked the sale of indulgences.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wycliffe & Hus Wycliffe had challenged the authority and biblical basis of the pope, criticized the luxury, ignorance, and greed of the clergy, argued against the validity of the sale of indulgences, and called for a return to the simplicity and poverty of early Christianity as described in the biblical Book of Acts.

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