... 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 Prioress as being decorated in beads, brooches and other trinkets. He also says that she wanted her dogs to be fed with "roasted flesh, or milk, or ... fine white bread" (151). Now maybe this wouldn't be so outlandish if the Prioress was a princess but she was a nun. Chaucer goes on in his book to describe a monk. He says that a monk's favorite pastime is hunting instead of prayer. "Hi...

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... 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 and other trinkets who makes sure her little dogs are fed with "roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread' (151). Such refined things were ... ...

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... 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 and other trinkets who makes sure her little dogs are fed with "roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread' (151). Such refined things were ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School