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Anti-clerical criticisms of the Church and monasteries
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A-Level History (English Reformation) Mind Map on Anti-clerical criticisms of the Church and monasteries, created by lottelou96 on 04/21/2013.
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Anti-clerical criticisms of the Church and monasteries
few dared to criticise the practice and rituals of the Church openly in fear of the consequences
Pluralism
a priest held the rights to more than one parish. Took money from both and employ sometimes only partially educated cleric as deputy
These uneducated people didn't live up to the ideals of the Church, and expectations of the people
Wages could have been less than those of agricultural labourers
Simony
sale of an ecclesiastical title.
Occurred most frequently when a priest enjoying the income of a rich parish sold the position to whoever was willing to pay the most
Mortuary fees
when a person died, his/her family would have to pay a fee in money or goods to the priest. One of the main disputes of the Richard Hunne case
Indulgences and 'holy relics'
priests sold these 'pardons' to trusting people who believed their time in purgatory would be shortened
relics could bring good fortune and protection
Behaviour of the clergy
priests and monks were expected to live to their vows of chastity and to be obedient to laws of the Church but not all were able to
Gossip suggested that a number of priests had affairs and some had children. It's hard to know how widespread this was and how much was actually true
Benefit of the clergy
if a priest was suspected of committing offences he could be claim and be tried in a Church court. Could escape death penalty if found guilty.
Benefits were criticised as those brought in to undertake the work of absent priests could also access the Church courts
Laymen who read Latin could also claim
Tithes
each adult living in a parish ad to pay 1/10 of goods they produced
this was paid to the clergy but sometimes the Church had sold the right to collect tithes to a member of the laity
Where parishioners refused or were unable to pay tithes, they were taken to Church courts
Disputes over payments were common, but on the whole, the system worked
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