The stories conveyed in The Canterbury Tales are observations on certain facets of the Church described by Chaucer. ... His concept of the Church is revealed through an array of religious figures and how certain characters deviate from their expected pious responsibilities. ... These behaviors of the Nun are unconventional as nuns are to restrain from physical desires. ... He endorses sinners to pay him for pardon when they cannot express regret for their immoralities "In settling disputes he could help, Not like a friar from a cloister" (Chaucer 258-259). ... Chaucer does not rev...

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