Research reasons for the decline in power of the Church. Use both information from the lesson as well as one other source to write a paragraph response of at least 150 words.

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During the fourteenth century, the Catholic Church faced many challenges. Their authority was question by John Wycliffe, this was one of the challenges the Catholic Church faced. He also questioned the people's authority who claimed to work there. He did not believe that they deserved the power in which the Catholic Church held. The church called for John Wycliffe to be arested. The Church succeded in arresting John Wycliffe followers, but he was protected in England by powerful individuals, the Duke of Lancaster and Queen Joan. Then when Pope Gregory XI's died, there was a Great Schism. The French Catholics and Italian Catholics wanted different Popes. Both parties elected their own pope. This conflictis what caused the decreasing power within the Church.

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