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Fri Dec-10-04 08:49 PM
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... People learned that the Church and it's dogma could not protect them and were more receptive to opposing views as well as living for the moment. After the Black death land and opportunities were far more available than before and led to upward mobility that was unavailable before. This led progressive changes that diverged from the oppressive ways of the church.
The new freedom coupled with the new influx of immigrants, and trade with the middle east led to the renaissance, not church funding. The Popes that did fund artists didn't do it for religious purposes. They did it to aggrandize themselves.
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