... Christ's "passion" and the medieval precedent backing it. It's hard to believe that Luther and his contemporaries were the first ones to form ideas of reformation. It is stated that corruption and the wealth or luxuries of monastic orders and/or monks themselves was practically tradition. This is not only stated in monastic as well as theological text, though the text ... XXII (1316-1334) was heavily intent on sanitizing the church finances and reforming church administration, which were disastrous after the rule of Clement V. Benedict XI was John's successor (1334-1342), and was in tun...

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