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Chapter 11 – Lesson 2 DO NOW: RESPOND TO THIS QUOTE: “GOD WOULD NOT PERMIT AN EVIL IF HE DID NOT CAUSE A GOOD T COME FROM THAT VERY EVIL.” Chapter 11 - Lesson 2 Why did the Church face so many setbacks in the understanding of the Catholic faith? Many priests caring for the sick contracted the plague and died Many priests said private masses for the dead and collected money for their services Study of theology in universities declined Lack of understanding of the real meaning of the Eucharist Chapter 11 - Lesson 2 Mass was still in Latin, a language few lay people spoke (everyone except the very educated sat through the Mass in silence) People received Holy Communion only a few times per year Priests were poorly educated in their faith Many Catholics no longer even knew the basis of Catholicism; Christendom weakened Powerful Papacy began to decline