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A time period when the seat of the Pope was moved from Rome to Avignon. The seat of the Pope being moved was referred to by critics as the time where the fabulous prosperity of the church was accompanied by a severe compromise of the Papacy's spiritual integrity.
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A horrible disease that caused decrease in the belief of the power of the Church.
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The rise of monarchies caused confusion as to who to follow, but it was power under one ruler who had dominance over religious views and political aspects of a country and its people which displeased the people of that country and the church it HAD TO FOLLOW.
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Focus point more on the power of the individual and secular movements began to rise and church power decreased.
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On the date of the publication of this piece of literature, spreading different beliefs about the church.
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Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses in Wittenburg, Saxony.
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A time period in which Catholicism followers decreased in numbers and the power of the church slowly decayed.
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Threats from Turkey during their time of expansion caused some disbelief amongst the followers of the Church because of the pushes for crusades, which lead political leaders to think about if it was a right move to send soldiers to the Church for their religious crusades against the Muslims.
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This made Charles V give the right to each German state the right to choose whether its prominant religion was Catholocism or Lutheranism,