AS level History (Hackett) (1.3 The beginnings of change) Mapa Mental sobre THE BEGINNINGS
OF REFORM (pg.29-AQA), criado por dolce-n-banana em 31-01-2014.
1512 - Pope Julius II summoned a Lateran
Council to try & respond to demands - The
opening speaker declared; 'Unless by this
council or by some other means we put a
limit on our morals...it is all over with
Christendom'
The need for reform was recognised
Condemned the abuses
within the Church (try &
reduce the luxiurious
lifestyle)
Identified that better
education was needed for
the clergy
Evidence that there was complaints
to reform the Church before 1500 -
Church made an effort to try to reform
itself
Devotio Moderna is an
example of a lay movement
In France/Spain the
bishops tried to raise the
standards of the priests
& clergy
The order, 'Carthusians'
maintained a high reputation &
never needed reform
Why the Popes responded slow to
the pressure of reform:
Turkish threat
Quality of the
Popes
Obstruction of
the cardinals at
the papal court
Election of Pope Adrian VI (1522-3)
was a hopeful sign ( but died after
18months)
No party in Rome
to grant favours -
no faction to
support
Reputation: Holy &
honest
Genuinely
incorruptible
Frightened
cardinals
Refused to sleep in the
luxurious apartments - instead
slept on a mattress in a plain
room
First task was to reform the papal
curia where 'all evil has come' - the
cardinals blocked any chance of this
occurring
Clement VIII
(1523-34) -
disappointment
Aristocrat
from the
Medici family
Weak, indecisive, afraid
of commiting to reform
1520s - Battle between
Francis I & Emperor
Charles V
Supported Francis I which
turned out bad as, Francis I
was defeated & in 1527
Charles V's unpaid troops
sacked the city of Rome
SACK OF ROME WAS
SEEN AS A TURNING
POINT IN CATHOLIC
REFORM
Patrick Collinson; 'the year
1527 had an impact like that of
the 11th of September'
Seen as a sign
that God was
displeased with the
morals of the city &
the pace of reform
Church
possessions
looted, Popes
income halved
Pope Paul III (1534-40)
Member of aristocratic
family; Farnese
Spent money on
art, buildings,
mistresses
5 children
Made 2 of his
grandsons
cardinals
Gave his son, Pier
Luigi a duchy (aka land)
Commissioned
Michelangelo to
paint the 'Last
Judgement'
Committed himself
to reform
Key things occurred during
his reign
1540: The
society of the
Jesuits
1542: The Roman
Inquistition
1545: The Council of
Trent (First session)
Made leaders of the Catholic
reform into cardinals; Contarini,
Carafa, Sadoleto, Pole, John
Fisher
Supported new
orders; Barnabites,
Ursulines,
Capuchins
Attempted
administrative
reforms; ordering
80 bishops to return
to their diocese
Did not take sides
during the Italian
wars - tried to build
up the papacys
international role by
promoting peace
General Council (first
summon was in 1536)
Commanded actions to
investigate the faults of the
Church & to make
recommendations -
Contarini/Carafa = The Consilium
was produced
CONSILIUM DE EMENDANDA
ECCLESIA (Advice on the reform of
the Church) - 1537
Hard-hitting, radical
document - not afraid to
criticise the Pope
Report began; 'Christs's
church, falling indeed & almost
collapsed, should be restored
by you...save it from ruin'
Cardinals wanted Pope Paul
III to act on the advice given
to him whilst the others
before him 'collected advice
& not acted on it'
BUT carrying out these
reforms would cause mass
protest (possibly revolution)
Sack of Rome & the lost
of papal states, reduced
income - so couldn't agree
to things that decreased
income even further
Rome; prostitutes, rent
boys, trinket-seller driven
out
Popes responsible for some
abuses (selling Church
offices - simony)
Failing pastoral care, urgent
help for the monasteries, low
examples set by priests, low
quality preaching
Recommendations:
Simony stopped - positions
awarded if person is worthy
Bishops to stay
in their diocese &
spend time in
reform, pastoral
care, educating
the priests
Holding more than one
benefice (pluralism) to end
Orders that were
not Catholic to be
abolished
Humanist teachings to stop &
censorship on books
Refused
publication but it
was leaked in
1538 (Contarini)
Enemies seized it stating
they were right all along
Luther translated it into German with
sarcastic comments on the margins -
but he pointed out it did not mention
reform in the Catholic Doctrine which
he felt was most important
No different to the
condemnation of the
Church in the past