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The Impact Of The Black Death On The Catholic Church

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Furthermore, the impacts from the Black Death ruined the Catholic Church's teachings amongst the people of medieval Europe and caused a political uprising. At that time, the Church had complete rule and say over the government. And what the Black Death did was it opened the eyes of many 'brainwashed' followers of the Church. And because so many people thought that the plague was a sign of God punishing them, they turned their heads to the Catholic Church and thought constant praying and trying make amends for their sins would cure them or even their loved ones of the sickness. In appendix 1, the image depicts some peasants who might have the Black Death, they are begging for the priest to cure them. We can tell this because of the peasants
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