Gambling Problems In Medieval Europe

When the snow layers start to fall down from the top of the mountain to make an avalanche, nobody sees it as a problem. But in the end the consequences of avalanche always cause misery. The gambling problem is just like an avalanche for the addicts. It starts with a lottery ticket for fun but eventually it becomes part of your life, becoming an insect that sucks your money, energy, happiness and faith.
And these are just the tip of iceberg
A -How did the church Maintain its power?
The Church was able to maintain its position as the most important institution, even before the medieval ages because of the ignorance of the population. Almost all of the people were illiterate, Meaning that they were not able to read nor write.
-divine rights
You pay a certain amount of money to buy a indulgence ,and you do not worry about the hell or even purgatory when you die. If you paid the church a good amount of money, you could get away from the sins you have committed and the sins you will commit. This was even expanded later on, allowing people to buy indulgences for their dead relatives. Christians saw these as hope for their afterlife. As the God's representative, the Pope of the Church would sign these "certificates", but there were no such thing in the Bible. And that was the factor that started the conflict between Martin Luther and the
The land was very sacred to Christians because Jesus was born there, but it was under Muslim control in that time. It started in 1095 with the first crusade and went on for two hundred years. There were seven major crusades and many minor one: twelve in total. The Church, which was the most powerful and dominant institution of medieval period, and was headed by the Pope. The Pope would call these crusades, and the people were told their sins would be forgiven and would go to heaven if they went on the crusades. This resulted in large Christian armies with people of all kind.
However, many defeats in the crusades and the inability of the Church to take back the holy lands made people question the Church. People asked why God did not allow them to win if this was what he wanted. Why were they being defeated by the Muslim army? This weakened the power of the Church ,and resulting many people disobeying it. Especially the Fourth Crusade opened up the gap between Catholic Church in Rome ,and the Orthodox Church in Constantinople.
"Whoever devotedly undertakes and performs this most holy journey...shall have the enjoyment of eternal reward from the reprayer of all men"
-Pope Eugenius