After all the Crusades failed, the people became discouraged with the leaders of the Church.  In 1291 the Muslims ruled all of Palestine.  People became so turned off from all the killing they even stopped killing animals to eat.    

    Peter Waldo from France, John Wycliff from England, and John Huss from Bohemia begin to preach doctrines, which the church claimed were false.  Those teachings were called heresy and special appointed people were asked to look deeper into these teachings.  The new teachings were known as a crime against God and those found guilty of spreading these heresies either had to recant or they were executed.

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