Weaknesses of the catholic church

- The church was very wealthy- some churchmen lived very comfortable lives while ordinary people worked hard

- Some monks and nuns did not keep their oh so holy lives 

- Some churchmen were pluralists- had more than one job which meant they were concentrating on their church job- couldn't do the work properly- this was not dealt with sufficently

- Many parishes had their funds removed by cathedrals/ abbeys and unis to fund new…