Why was there such widespread criticism of the church in Catholic Europe in the late Middle Ages?

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Criticism of Catholic Church in the Late Middle Ages

Roman Catholic Church was the dominant religion in Europe during the middle ages . It influenced almost all the aspects of life , government and people . It touched on everybody life regardless of their position in the society . It was such an influencing factor such that everything revolved within the institution . Almost everyone in Europe prescribed to this religious body save for a few Jews who were very devoted to their faith such that they never

converted to Christianity

The Roman Catholic Church has been described as the single and largest unifying factor in medieval Europe . It controlled every person 's life from the richest royal families to the lowest person in the society Right from the time someone was born to the death church had great say as long as far as his or her life was concerned . At birth a child was baptized in the church , grew in church learning the basic prayers and the doctrines of the church . Hind , K (2000 ) notes that once considered a bit mature the child had to serve God in different ways and going to church was mandatory for him every week unless he or she was sick Everybody was supposed to live by the church rules and laws (p11 ) It was mandatory for every churchgoing member to pay taxes to the church in the course of supporting its activities . In return to the work done to the church , the...