12.2 Reform of the Church Flashcards
Between 1532 and 1540 what was Cromwell and Cranmer assisting Henry with
Withdrawing the English church from Papal jrusidiction
How did Cromwell and Cranmer go about withdrawing the English church from Papal Power
- Established Henry as the supreme head of the church
- Dissolved monasteries
- Began to alter the Church doctrine and practices
What were the three weaknesses of the Church
- Corruption
- Anticlericalism
- Decline of Monasticism
What were the three common cases of clerical corruption
- Simony
- Pluralism
- Non-residence
What is simony
Receiving the profits of more than one Church office
What was pluralism
Holding several church positions
What is non-residence
Receiving the profits of a clerical post without carrying out the duties that come with it
What is anticlericalism
Opposition to the political and social importance of the church
Who objected to canon law
Lawyers
What objections were made towards the Church
Its legal privileges
What was the Richard Hunne case
Richard Hunne was found dead in the Bishop of London’s prison. Was made to look like a suicide but it wasnt - torture gone wrong, dampened church appeal and fed anticlericalism
What have some historians suggested about monasteries
They had become relics of a bygone age
What were the larger monasteries essentially
Substantial businesses with huge resources
What supports the idea of monasterial decline
The ease of which the dissolution of monasteries occurred
What changes were made to the Church
- Henry became supreme head
- Cromwell appointed vicergeant in spirituals
- Six new diosces created
