2) explain the Reformation value being described by the criticism (i.e. no indulgences, too much papal power, corruption, and so on. This is very open ended, just be thorough in your explanation). Raimon de Cornet, a Frenchman describes abuses in the Church, 14th century I see the pope his sacred trust betray, For while the rich his grace can gain always, His favors from the poor are aye [always] withholden. He strives to gather wealth as best he may, Forcing Christ’s people blindly to obey, So that he may repose [lay at rest] in garments golden.
Below are excerpts from a primary document which criticizes the Catholic Church in the period leading up to and during the Protestant Reformation. In your own words you are to 1) explain the criticism (summarize in your own words) and 2) explain the Reformation value being described by the criticism (i.e. no indulgences, too much papal power, corruption, and so on. This is very open ended, just be thorough in your explanation).
- Raimon de Cornet, a Frenchman describes abuses in the Church, 14th century
I see the pope his sacred trust betray,
For while the rich his grace can gain always,
His favors from the poor are aye [always] withholden.
He strives to gather wealth as best he may,
Forcing Christ’s people blindly to obey,
So that he may repose [lay at rest] in garments golden.
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Martin Luther, Reformation Leader, 95 Theses, 1517
82. Why does not the Pope empty purgatory for the sake of most holy charity . . . if he redeems an infinite number of souls for the sake of . . . money . . . ?
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Petrarch, a humanist writer describes the papal court, 14th century
Here reign the successors of the poor fishermen of Galilee;
they have strangely forgotten their origin.
I am astounded, as I recall their predecessors,
to see these men loaded with gold and clad in purple,
boasting of the spoils of princes and nations;
to see luxurious palaces and heights crowned with fortifications,
instead of a boat turned downwards for shelter. . . .
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