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The doctrine was seen as a challenge to the wealth of the church and the ensuing corruption it brought. Francis Of Assisi formed the Franciscan s to emulate the poverty of Jesus Christ and to bring his message through a simple life and example. Saint Dominic founded a similar order known as the Dominican s. Peter Waldo , founder of the Christian sect Waldenses , also applied this belief. The Waldenses also believed in reading the Bible in your native tongue, and were greatly persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church. Some practitioners of this doctrine, most notably William Of Ockham , came under heretical investigation or Excommunication by the Church. |
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