But decadence set in and Dominican monk and rabble-rousing preacher Girolamo Savonarola (1452 1498) denounced the corruption of a Church and society more devoted to pagan classics than to the Christian gospel.
The Church's decadence was self-inflicted, as they saw it as a profitable opportunity.
mnli hypothesis: The Church's decadence was self-inflicted, as they saw it as a profitable opportunity. premise: But decadence set in and Dominican monk and rabble-rousing preacher Girolamo Savonarola (1452 1498) denounced the corruption of a Church and society more devoted to pagan classics than to the Christian gospel.