HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Charging fees for services that should have been free
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Killing Muslims in the Crusades
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Selling positions of authority
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Multiple popes during the Great Schism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Conflicts between the papacy and the monarchy over political matters resulted in people losing faith in the Church. Events like the Babylonian Captivity and the Great Schism further weakened the Church’s influence over the people. Aside from that, people were disgusted at the actions of the corrupt church officials.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the high Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church became organized into an elaborate hierarchy with the pope as the head in western Europe. He establish supreme power. Many innovations took place in the creative arts during the high Middle Ages. Literacy was no longer merely requirement among the clergy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The Great Schism weakened the Catholic Church by causing a loss of faith in the leadership of the Catholic Church in Europe. The European population was divided as the result of the existence of three different popes and this eroded the power and authority of the Catholic Church.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Schism split the main faction of Christianity into two divisions, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. Today, they remain the two largest denominations of Christianity. On July 16, 1054, Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Cerularius was excommunicated from the Christian church based in Rome, Italy.