... 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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... she never consummated the marriage to Arthur. The Pope was very hesitant to grant the annulment because Catherine's nephew was Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and Clement could not risk alienating him. Henry finally separated from Catherine in July 1531. Two years later, Henry had his own Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer ... that Jane probably had little sympathy for the English Reformation. The second was that she was able to produce Henry's only male heir, the future Edward VI. Edward was born on October 12, 1537, and to Henry's genuine sorrow, Jane died twelve days later. Jane's ...

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... end of his life he worked to overthrow what he saw as the tyranny of Pope John XXII (1316-1334) and of his successors Popes Benedict XII (1334-1342) and Clement VI (1342-1352). May 26, 1328, Michael of Cesena, Ockham, and a few other sympathetic Franciscans, fled Avignon and went into exile. They initially went to Italy, where Louis (Ludwig) of Bavaria ... ...

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