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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
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(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