Henrician Reformation and Opposition Flashcards
What were the three issues supposedly facing the pre reformation church?
- Anti clericalism
- anti papalism
- Heresy
What was absenteeism?
Bishops did not reside in their diocese
What was pluralism?
Holding several benefices at once
What was Simony?
The buying and selling of offices which gave the impression of corruption
When was the Hunne Case?
1514
What was the Hunne Case and what did it show?
A merchant was found dead in his cell and clergymen were accused of killing him, his body was then burned for heresy. Clergy never prosecuted and seen as the church protecting their own
What was the reaction (or lack there off) to the Hunne Case?
no riots or demonstrations and not a problem outside London
Who gave a sermon against the clergy in 1511?
Colet
What was the subject of Colet’s 1511 speech?
The ambitions and excesses of the clergy
Who were two high ranking people who openly critisied the clergy?
More and Fisher
What could high ranking people criticing the clergy lead to?
More people feeling they had the permission to question the church futher
How did Wolsey contribute to anti papalism?
The distant people felt towards him was transferred to the Pope as he was his representative
Why was anti papalism not an issue in the pre reformation church? (3)
- The Pope had very little actual power in England, he was a distant and remote figure
- Not very prevenlant
- King had the power to appoint bishops anyway
Why did heresy have the potential to be a large threat?
It questioned the fundemental ideas of the Catholic Church
Who saw heresy as a threat and what did he do about it?
Henry VIII, he wrote ‘in defence of the 7 sacraments’ as a condemnation of Luthers writings
Why is the true number of heretics unknowable?
Heresy resulted in death
Who was Tynedale?
An outspoken English Lutheran who translated the Bible into England
What was the state of the pre reformation church?
There is no evidence that it was under threat or in any way in decline, pilgramges were as popular as ever as well as people leaving money in their wills to the church as prevelant as ever
Reformation Parliament act of 1532
- Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates
Besides the Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates, what else did the Reformation Parliament issue in 1532?
The Commons Supplication against Ordinaries