is time with the rich. These members of the clergy are not devout Catholics and have no right to be masquerading as one. By pretending to be something they are not, they bring corruption into the church. Clearly then, Chaucer shows us how people from within corrupted the Catholic Church and caused many to lose their faith in it. This same idea permeates the rest of society, even today. The immoral people are the ones who stand out and are remembered. It is because of this that they have the ability to make such an impact in people's minds. Chaucer tells us that just a few corrupt people can ruin an entire society's beliefs in something....
