Lollards were a heretical reform movement that arose in England in the 14th century that lingered until the English Reformation. Lollards were followers of John Wycliffe. The main tenets included:
Christianity should be based on the Bible as much as possible, therefore practices not found in scripture should be eliminated;
The laity should have access to the Bible in the vernacular;
Authority for interpretations rests in individuals, not with the Church;
A denial of the doctrine of transubstantiation;
A belief in predestination rather than justification by works, and that there was an invisible "Church of the Saved" which differed from the visible Catholic Church;
A belief in a lay priesthood and a denial of the efficacy of confession or clerical celibacy
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