Reformation Flashcards
1
Q
Protestants
A
Christians who broke away from the catholic church
2
Q
Tithe
A
Tax to the church
3
Q
Renaissance popes
A
They lived very unholy lives e.g Alexander VI
4
Q
Simony
A
The buying and selling of church positions
5
Q
Nepotism
A
Appointing a relative to an important position in church
6
Q
Absenteeism
A
Not living in their diocese
7
Q
Purgatory
A
The place where people were believed to go to be tortured for their sins to be let into heaven
8
Q
Indulgences
A
Some clergymen sold indulgences to people, claiming that if money was given to the church you spent less time in purgatory.
9
Q
Reformation
A
Period of religious change that led to division of christianity
