... 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 are several examples in Chaucer's famed Canterbury Tales. Chaucer first describes a Prioress bedecked with beads, brooches ... ...

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... 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 Middle Ages can be seen today in the book "The Canterbury Tales." The books author Geoffrey Chaucer describes the ... ...

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