Question 7 Why did the bubonic plague lead to a sharp decline in public works such as cathedrals? Most cathedrals were looted and destroyed amid the social chaos. The pope diverted all of the Church's resources to fighting the plague. There were severe labor shortages due to the high death toll of the disease. Religious devotion declined as faith alone failed to protect people from disease.

Question 7 Why did the bubonic plague lead to a sharp decline in public works such as cathedrals? Most cathedrals were looted and destroyed amid the social chaos. The pope diverted all of the Church's resources to fighting the plague. There were severe labor shortages due to the high death toll of the disease. Religious devotion declined as faith alone failed to protect people from disease.