reformation Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
simony
A
buying or selling of positions within a church
2
Q
nepotism
A
the appointing of relatives to church jobs regardless of merit
3
Q
pluralism
A
holding more than one position at the same time
4
Q
absenteeism
A
a priest/ bishop being absent from their parish for a long period of time
5
Q
sale of indulgences
A
special prayers that were said to reduce the time a soul spent in purgatory
6
Q
purgatory
A
place between heaven and hell
7
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predestination
A
the beleif that god has already decided before a person was born
8
Q
heresy
A
knowlingly holding beleifs that went against the teachings of the church
9
Q
courts of inquisition
A
courts set up to arrest try and punish anyone thought t be a threat to the catholic church
