Question

What did Jan Huss and John Wycliffe believe, and what happened to them?

A) Jan Huss and John Wycliffe believed in the separation of church and state, and they were both excommunicated.
B) Jan Huss and John Wycliffe believed in the divine right of kings, and they were appointed as royal advisors.
C) Jan Huss and John Wycliffe believed in religious reform and criticized the Catholic Church, and they were both considered heretics and faced persecution.
D) The Bible had more authority than church leaders

Answer 1

Jan Huss and John Wycliffe sought religious reform, elevating scripture over Church authority, facing church condemnation and persecution.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jan Huss and John Wycliffe were pre-Reformation religious thinkers who advocated for religious reform and criticized the practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church. Their belief that the Bible had more authority than the church leaders, and that scripture should be accessible to everyone in their own language, were foundational to their teachings. Both faced severe persecution for their beliefs: John Wycliffe was posthumously declared a heretic and his writings were banned, while Jan Huss was burned at the stake in 1415 for heresy against the doctrines of the Catholic Church.