... that the sin of all humankind could be forgiven. The sacrifice of Christ is always made present in the Eucharist by the bread and wine, that represents His body and blood; this is one of the most difficult teachings in the Christian tradition.8 That's why, during the Reformation ... Church theology tried to make the truth more easily understood, because before the Reformation, there many questions about the Eucharist. These related especially tothe bread and wine, as the "Real Presence" of Chris. The Council of Trent which carried out a profound renewal of the Eucharist stated: "In the f...

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... clergy was at the top of the medieval social hierarchy. The clergy was also treated differently than people outside of Church. Priests and churches were exempted from a sales tax on wine and beer, and clergymen were tried before the bishops' courts, separate from the commoners. Church courts also had jurisdiction over commoners in matrimonial disputes, wills, and any other statements attested ... ...

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... Church held power over almost everyone, as Europe was dominated by Catholicism. Hus disagreed with much of the Church's practices. At the time, only priests were allowed to partake of wine representing the blood of Christ during Communion. Hus believed that denial from Communion is an affront to the faithful. As a result of such corruption, Jan Hus began to preach against ... ...

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... as revelation, transubstabtiation, eucharist and the primacy of the Pope as responses to the challengesof the Protestant beliefs.Transubstantiation, or the 'doctrine of the real presence' where the bread and wine offered up at comminion has it's substance cahnged to that of the body and blood, soul and divinty of jesus.The Protestants didn't believe this to be true.The pope ... ...

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