The Corruptness of the Church and the Reformation

During the 1300's the church became very corrupt. This was because
the clergy wanted to benefit by the selling of the indulgences. This caused the Protestant reformation to arise. Because of the Protestant
Reformation many challenges were confronted by the church. A great
religious order was caused all around Europe.
By the end of the Middle Ages the church became very corrupt. It
became a serious problem. Priest and nuns although taking vows of
chastity still sexual relationships. Popes including Innocent VII and
Alexander VI fathered and raised children. another problem was that
many clergy members were illiterate and hardly knew how to perform basic religious services. One reason for this was that the church was selling positions in the clergy. They didn't even have to anything about the position they had.
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