The book The Feudal Age was written by author Ashley, Roscoe Lewis, 1872- Here you can read free online of The Feudal Age book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Feudal Age a good or bad book?
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4, p. 28. 50 THE FEUDAL AGE Dangers to the Church from the marriage of the clergy. ind easily from corruption. Several times between 800 and 1600 the corruption became so serious that reform was necessary. One of these reform movements took place in the eleventh century. 1 The Church had grown rich, its wealth had attracted irreligious men who obtained fat of- fices, and her clergy were often indifferent and worldly. These evils led to a demand for reform. Three demands were more important than... others.- (1) that the clergy should not marry, (2) that churchmen should no longer buy their offices, and (3) that bishops and the pope should be chosen by the Church and not by outsiders. 46. Opposition to the Marriage of the Clergy. — The demand that the clergy should n t marry cime in part from those who objected to the clergy having worl ly in- terests because the care of their wives and children would interfere with their religious work. It came also from those who feared that the bishops and other churchmen would deprive the Church of its great wealth.
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