... cash was going to the clergy, who were becoming worldlier by the day. Even the papacy, the highest representative of God's church on Earth, had become almost mortally corrupted. Pope Clement VI's "luxurious court and gorgeous retinue were those of a secular prince, not a prince of the church- (Kelly 220). Even literature of the period portrays the clergy as being over-wealthy. There ... jobs had been filled, the appointees created more new offices to sell for profit. The practice of creating new offices as a fund-raiser is most documented with the popes. Alexander VI created eighty prev...

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... used by the clergy, who were becoming richer every day. Even the Pope, the person that is supposed to be closer to God than anyone had become financially corrupt. Pope Clement VI's "luxurious court and gorgeous retinue were those of a secular prince, not a prince of the church" writes author JND Kelly (220). An example of the view of the church during the ... sound religious or social advice and the church wasn't meeting its" goals either. Even worse, once these positions were filled the appointees created more offices to sell for a profit. "Alexander VI created eighty previously non-ex...

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