Question

What were two reasons that the power of the roman catholic church began to weaken around the 1400s?

Answer 1

The election of two popes.

The start of protesntantism.

Step-by-step explanation:

The catholic church had a strong political influece all over the European empires because it was the church that ratified and gave validation to all of the monarchs, when two popes were elected the church got divided and the empires that liked better one or the other took sides, along with that a big wave of protestantism rose in the church with new churches being founded, it weaken the power of the Roman Catholic church.

Answer 2

Around 1400s, the power of the Roman Catholic Church began to weaken because first, the people who opposed it took powerful positions in the society. Second, the two popes also were elected which resulted in a split of the church. The Catholic Church separation lasted from 1378 to 1417 and this was known as the Schism. Pope Clement V. wanted to move the Catholic government to Rome, Italy, Avignon and then to France. There was a conference held by the Emperor from 1414 to 1418 and they were discussing about ending the Schism. Most people also wanted a new Pope and later on they picked a new Pope, it is Martin V who started to unify the Catholic Church.