People disagreed with four doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church: the belief in transubstantiation and salvation through works; putting other authorities on equal footing with the Bible; mandatory confession of sins to priests. This led to persecution through the Inquisition and corruption within the Church hierarchy, with multiple popes vying for power and the selling of indulgences. Growing dissatisfaction among the people eventually led them to openly express their dissent.

1. Discontent with the Church of
Rome

2. Four Doctrines that people disagreed
with

3. 1. DOCTRINE
• The belief that the wine and bread became
the actual body and blood of Christ.
– This is called transubstantiation
• The belief that you had to do works as well as
faith for salvation
• Practice that put other works on equal footing
with the Bible

5. • People had to confess sins to priests

6. 2. Persecution
• Roman Church authorized the Inquisition
– Church court set up to find and punish heretics

11. • Lying: $10-$25
• Stealing: $15-$35
• Disobeying your parents: $15-$45
• Disrespecting elders or classmates: $25-$50

12. 3. Corruption
• Pope Boniface VIII said everyone had
to submit to the pope in order to be
saved.
• There were three popes at one time
• Sale of indulgences
– Paper that granted pardon from the
punishment of sins
– Pope Leo X needed money to finish
building St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

17. 4. Dissatisfaction of the People
• People had to express dissatisfaction behind
closed doors