Religious Ideas

Question 1

What did Lollards believe?

Answer 1

• Lollards wanted to remove the corruption of the Church
• Led by John Wycliffe
• Most were illiterate craftsmen
• Didn’t believe in transubstantiation
• Lollards, also belied in predestination

Question 2

What did Humanists believe?

Answer 2

• Led by Colet, More and Erasmus
• They would attack corruption and were keep to reform
• It was wasted based off the rediscovery of Greek and Latin scriptures
• Based on public texts rather than religious belief which were conveyed through oral tradition
• Believed the basic principles of Catholic faith, and the notion of free will
• Intellectual movement which sought to return to the original Greek texts of the Bible

Question 3

What did Anti-Clericalists believe?

Answer 3

• It was a by-product of the infant capitalism; wealth, urbanisation and education
• They were better educated than many other priests
• Challenges the authority of religious leaders
• Questions the practices and power of the Clergy