A reform of the Catholic Church began in Burgundy in eastern France when Duke William of Aquitaine founded the Abbey of Cluny as a cure for the corrupt church. It began with a renewed dedication to the highest spiritual ideals of the Benedictine rule. The Cluniac Reform movement sparked an enthusiastic response in France and all of Western and Central Europe. New monasteries were founded. The pope was not involved, and the abbot was elected by the monks. Everyone in the town had to help (monetary, shelter, food) the monks so they could focus only on praying. (partially Quizlet)