What were the standards of ethics or morality in the Catholic Church before the Reformation?
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Meet Jean. Jean is a French peasant who owns a small plot of land, a cow, and a few chickens. Jean is married and has an 8-year old daughter, Clare, a 6-year old son, Louis, and a newborn, Henri. Jean's mother also lives with him.
Jean wants to go to Heaven. In the year 1500, that means Jean has to go through the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church was a very powerful institution in the West that was involved in every aspect of people's lives from birth to death. The Church had this power primarily because Christians believed it alone held the keys to salvation. The Church taught that only those who did good works and received the sacraments could go to Heaven. Sacraments are the rites that bring people closer to God and give them grace. There are seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church: Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Reconciliation, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy Orders.
To see these sacraments in action, let us follow Jean and his family through their lives.
The sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church.
Jean's family is celebrating the new year and the turn of the century. Jean and his neighbors are attending church to thank God for their blessings and to pray for forgiveness. You see, Jean constantly worries about his salvation and his children's salvation, too. So every Sunday, Jean dutifully attends church, receives the Eucharist, and gives money to the poor. Jean believes that salvation can only come through the Church, so he always does what the Church tells him to do.
HOPE IT MAY HELP YOU.
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MARK AS BRAINLIEST.
JESUS BLESS YOU AMEN.
BY_GOOD SOUL.