starter activity

The pictures suggest reasons why the Church was so important. Can you guess what they represent? Can you see any links between the pictures?

Pic of All Saints

starter activity

The pictures suggest reasons why the Church was so important. Can you guess what they represent? Rank and

explain which were the most important functions?

Penance

Community

Transubstantiation

Donations

Saints

Pic of All Saints

Why were some Why were some unhappy with the unhappy with the

Church?Church?To assess causes of To assess causes of

dissatisfaction with the dissatisfaction with the Catholic ChurchCatholic Church

Learning objectives

Key words: clergy v laity simony pluralism nepotism Papacy vernacular

Your taskYour task

Read p.19-20 and take notes on the Read p.19-20 and take notes on the major causes of dissatisfaction with major causes of dissatisfaction with the Catholic Churchthe Catholic Church

Explain why the Richard Hunne case Explain why the Richard Hunne case is so revealingis so revealing

Study Source 9D from Ellsmore & Study Source 9D from Ellsmore & Hudson – was there a groundswell of Hudson – was there a groundswell of opposition to the Church in England opposition to the Church in England on the eve of the Reformation?on the eve of the Reformation?

DissatisfactionDissatisfaction

Poorly educated priestsPoorly educated priests Clerical abuses – simony, pluralism, Clerical abuses – simony, pluralism,

non-residence, nepotism, misconductnon-residence, nepotism, misconduct Monks & nuns – remote, wealthy & Monks & nuns – remote, wealthy &

morally laxmorally lax Benefit of clergy – immunity from Benefit of clergy – immunity from

prosecutionprosecution

What did the Hunne Affair reveal about attitudes towards the Church? A major source of evidence is Foxe’s Book of Martyrs – gotta problem with that?

Your taskYour task

Study Sources H & I on p.21. Draw Study Sources H & I on p.21. Draw two overlapping circles. In the two overlapping circles. In the middle jot down what the two middle jot down what the two authors agree on and in the outsides authors agree on and in the outsides what they disagree on.what they disagree on.

Add information from Source J.Add information from Source J.

Extension

Conduct further research intoAbp John Moreton (Abp of Canterbury, 1486-1500) and Bp Longland of Lincoln (1521-47)

Find out to what extent they were upstanding members of the Catholic Church

A grade

If you want to achieve the higher grades at A

Level you’ll need to tackle these tasks

This house believes the Church was desperately in need of reform.

HomeworkHomework Complete the first practice paper Complete the first practice paper

your teacher provides you with.your teacher provides you with.

Why were some Why were some unhappy with the unhappy with the

Church?Church?

To assess causes of To assess causes of dissatisfaction with the dissatisfaction with the

Catholic ChurchCatholic Church

Learning objectives

Key words: clergy v laity simony pluralism nepotism Papacy vernacular