History- Tudor, S1, 1.1
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- Section 1: 1.1 Political and Social role of the Church.
- Catholic Church
- H. VIII looked to Pope for authority.
- linked to Rome
- Church in politics
- H used wealth of church to reward advisers
- abbots & bishops in House of Lords
- advised H
- Cardinal Wolsey
- Archbishop of York
- responsible for gov
- Cardinals elected the Pope
- he acted on behalf of the Pope
- he exploited his position
- authority over legal system
- Church on monarchical authority
- church law also known as canon law
- church taught obedience to monarch
- Pope had the authority to excommunicate the king if he is considered a heretic
- church had authority over whole population
- required to attend every Sunday
- people were tried & sentenced in the church
- H dependent on church as a means of social control
- church= center of parish
- most were illiterate
- law of land reinforced through church images
- most were illiterate
- giving to the poor was constantly stressed
- Pgs 1-9
- the church in 1529
- Justification by faith
- Caths believed in salvation
- good works & faith
- belief in purgatory
- reformists believed in faith alone
- straight to heaven
- Caths believed in salvation
- wealth of the church
- collected church taxes
- some money went to Rome
- tithe: 1/10th of income
- income from church lands
- H was using the church taxes for his own benefit
- monasteries were v. wealthy
- + economic & political power
- nobility & gentry would give gifts of land
- collected church taxes
- Church courts
- individuals fined for non-attendance
- cases such as adultery were addressed here
- those guilty- fined or imprisoned, only heretics were executed
- Role of monasteries
- abbey, priory, nunnery, relig houses
- 850 when H. became king
- education & prayer
- monks provided education for nobles
- + health care
- monks provided education for nobles
- owned lots of land
- bred sheep, produced wool
- produced iron
- Catholic Church
- Parish churches
- highly decorated
- masses for souls of the dead
- chantries
- social events
- care for sick & poor
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