anchor: 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.
positive: Girolamo Savonarola accused the Church of following pagan ideals instead of Christian ones.
negative: The Church accused Girolamo Savonarola of being a pagan and excommunicated him.