Problems which led to the reformation include such things as;the Avignon Papacy, the influence of the monarchy on the church, and the evident corruption in the church and it's higher classed members such as the Pope, it's Bishops and clergymen.

The Avignon Papacy was something that marked society's loss of respect in the Pope and the members of the church.There was a general decrease through Western Europe and some countries would not send the Church dues to the Pope.At this time the Papacy needed even more money than before because the cost of restoring order was expensive.The effects of the Black Death were magnified and prolonged due to a general failure of European leadership to lessen the impact of these misfortunes.The kings, nobles, wealthy and the church had excercised an increasing control over the populati

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