The Catholic Church Through The Eyes of Geoffrey Chaucer

The Catholic Church Through The Eyes of Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer uses some of the characters in the Canterbury Tales The Prologue in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to point out his view of what was right and wrong within the Church during his time. He uses the Prioress, Monk, Friar, Summoner, and Pardoner to illustrate what he saw wrong within the Church. Chaucer uses the Clerk, Parson and the Plowman to illustrate the attributes the Church …

…of the Parson. He is a good man, also. He possesses humility. He lived in "…peace and perfect charity"(34). He did not have any problems with doing the jobs no one else wanted to do. The Church is low on the attribute of humility. The Church wants to be the center of attention instead of focusing on the needs of the people. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales The Prologue points out the corruption within the Catholic Church.