Babylonian Captivity & Great Schism (1 gen 1309 anni – 1 gen 1376 anni)

Descrizione:

-Pope Urban VI
-harsh church reformer
-excommunicated, later declared invalid,
already elected ANOTHER Pope (Clement)
-head of church in Rome
-King Philip (France) lets Pope Clement V live in Avignon as head of church
-no order, lives life of luxury, lazy Pope
-Urban lives in Rome
-SUPPORTERS: England, Germany
-Clement lives in Avignon
-SUPPORTERS: France, Scotland, Italy, Aragon,
Castile, Portugal
-result: conciliarists (church critics) show up (William of Occam, Marsiglio of Padua, John Wyclif and Lollards, Jan Hus)
-effect: damages prestige of church, sets up Reformation