Reformation Flashcards
Reformation
Period of religious change that led to a division among Christians.
Protestants
Christians who broke away from the Catholic Church.
Tithe
A form of tax
Renaissance popes
Some popes were more interested in art or politics than in religion. Alexander VI he had mistresses and made his on a cardinal.
Simony
Involved the buying and selling of Church positions.
Nepotism
Appointing a relative to an important position in the Church
Absenteeism
Bishops or priests not living in their dioceses or parishes.
Pluralism
Holding more than one position in the Church.
Purgatory
Holding more than one position in the Church.
, who were not bad enough to go to Hell,would spend time there before being allowed into Heaven
Indulgences
Clergymen sold indulgences to people, telling them if they gave money to the church they would spend less time in Purgatory.