1. The Decline of the Catholic Church
... Luther challenged the validity and morality of Papal indulgences in his most famous work, which he then nailed to the door of the Wittenberg Church. The sale of indulgences were heavily attacked causing Pope Pius V to completely abolish them in 1567. (Duggan 2014) Another important source of the Church's income during the Middle Ages was taxes collected from rulers and peasants, the most common ... their wealth to maintain their influence. The Catholic Church experienced a serious decline in its political power and control over European nations. Before the Protestant Reformation, the Chu...
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