Hunger For The Divine

“People long to go on pilgrimages, and pious wanderers to visit strange lands and far-off shrines in different countries.” The Later Middle Ages were a time with many conflicting issues and positions. On one hand there was the church officials who were constantly fighting in their own ranks. The Great Schism is a great example of church quarreling. France and its satellite nations all recognized Clement VII while the rest of Europe agreed that Urban …

…processions. The politically torn church and the realization of reformers like Eckhart and Wyclif caused all the “hunger for the divine.” People were easily led and swayed due to the economic depression and the deadly plague that had ravaged the continent. Christians were looking for answers to their prayers and assurances from the church that never came. The reformers and radicals gave them hope and a road to travel that would lead them to God.