The Crusades, The Great Schism, And The Bubonic Plague

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The failure of the Crusades, the Great Schism, and the bubonic plague all contributed to the great decline of power of the Church from 1000 to 1500. The failure of the Crusades lessened the power of the pope and weakened feudal nobility and increased power of kings. The Great Schism, caused the papacy to weaken. The Church’s inability to change the course of the plague resulted with a loss of prestige because the prayers failed to stop the onslaught of the plague and the priests abandoned their duties. Additionally, the town populations fell, trade declined as prices rose, and serfs left the manor in search of better wages. The biggest problem of the Church losing its power was because of the bubonic plague. To conclude, these are three events

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