wolsey and the church
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- Wolsey and the Church
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- Pope agreed to appoint W Papal Legate 1518 also because he said he would conduct thorough reform of church - improve educational standards among the clergy - big concern
- Only thing achieved - 20 monasteries dissolved to fund Cardinal College (Oxf) and only one 1 school was established in Ipswhich
- Ipswich - W hometown - college clearly linked with W and for self-promotion
- W had plans to convert some abbeys into cathedrals and create new diocese - dissolution of monasteries part of 'reformers' programme'
- Anti-Clericalism and corruption
- Wolsey embodied negativities of the Catholic Church - pluralism (lots of title), absenteeism (didn't visit York until fall)
- Had a mistress and children and used church for his wealthy lifestyle
- Lutherism movement in Germany under Martin Luther - people started to question English Church - 1520
- English Church usually highly regarded - Church became increasingly challenged
- Invention of printing press - fast spread of ideas and Church lost some its responsibility in educating people
- books cheaper, accessible - not just in Church library - pamphlet spread ideas - change - during Renaissance 1500s-1750
- Henry wanted to be 'Renaissance Prince' - wanted to keep up with trends and more open to change? Ren. allowed H to achieve divorce?
- books cheaper, accessible - not just in Church library - pamphlet spread ideas - change - during Renaissance 1500s-1750
- Wolsey embodied negativities of the Catholic Church - pluralism (lots of title), absenteeism (didn't visit York until fall)
- Was the English Church ripe for reformation?
- No
- Religious changes were imposed by H as he needed a divorce
- Few Lollards as the movement had been suppressed. The movement played a minimal role in England's religious life
- Humanists like More were merely critics of the Catholic Church - they pointed out flaws for a better church
- Influence of Lutherans mainly confined to academic articles - not huge factor in Eng revolution
- People continued to attend Church and leave money to church
- W was an exception - Bishop John Fisher set good example to piety and worked to rid worst cases of pluralism in the clergy
- No
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