(Bubonic Plague!!!)
2007-03-24 15:57:25 · 5 answers · asked by Alee V 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The 'Black Death' of 1347-50 stopped Europe,s petty troubles in their tracks. It was fueled by a devastating brew of of three related diseases--bubonic, septicaemic plague, and pneumonic or pulmonary plague.
Though the church was weakened, ( lost credibility) popular religiosity increased.
People felt God's wrath needed placated.
Lepers were picked on and the Jews were charged with poisoning the waters. In September 1348 a trial of Jews at Chillon was supported by evidence extracted by torture. It was the signal for wholesale pogroms: in Basile, all the Jews were penned into wooden buildings and burned alive; similar scenes occurred in stutgart, Ulm, Speyer,and Dresden.
Peace.........
2007-03-24 17:05:13 · answer #1 · answered by Rick K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you mean the Plague of the 13th/14th Century, that would be the Catholic Church.
The Plague in the 1600's brought opprobrium on the medical community.
2007-03-24 16:09:15 · answer #2 · answered by jim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK I'm not totally sure, but I believe that the whole medical society lost a lot of the public's trust. They had no idea what to do and it ended up being cured by scientist's. The doctors of the era were most unwilling to change their ways even when confronted by facts.
2007-03-24 16:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by letaican 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jews were blamed for the arrival of the plague and were killed or banished because of this.
2007-03-24 16:15:46 · answer #4 · answered by staisil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Church clergy
2007-03-24 16:06:15 · answer #5 · answered by MindFul 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋