{"id":454,"date":"2008-06-08T21:53:52","date_gmt":"2008-06-08T20:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/reformation-historiography-3-what-was-the-state-of-the-catholic-church-on-the-eve-of-the-reformation\/"},"modified":"2008-06-08T21:54:53","modified_gmt":"2008-06-08T20:54:53","slug":"reformation-historiography-3-what-was-the-state-of-the-catholic-church-on-the-eve-of-the-reformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/reformation-historiography-3-what-was-the-state-of-the-catholic-church-on-the-eve-of-the-reformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Reformation Historiography [3]: What was the state of the Catholic Church on the eve of the Reformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What was the state of the Catholic Church on the eve of the Reformation?<\/a> – Historians bitterly argue as to whether the Catholic Church was corrupt and unpopular on the eve of the Reformation. This worksheet allows students to compare the different viewpoints and consider the evidence for each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What was the state of the Catholic Church on the eve of the Reformation? – Historians bitterly argue as to whether the Catholic Church was corrupt and unpopular on the eve of the Reformation. 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