The church was very important in medieval life. It provided people with moral guidance and help in surviving difficult situations.
People were very religious back then so the religion sort of told the people what they could and couldn't do.
Therefore their life was influenced to abide by their religion
they influenced society and the way the people ran the government
In the Middle Ages, royalty had access to aspects of the Church to which the peasants did not have. For example, many monarchs had a priest who acted as the monarch's personal confessor.
The Catholic Church
Church Laws
probably the church
This made religious gov't, like in medieval times when the church was in control
they influenced society and the way the people ran the government
In the Middle Ages, royalty had access to aspects of the Church to which the peasants did not have. For example, many monarchs had a priest who acted as the monarch's personal confessor.
The Catholic Church
Church Laws
There is no one source that governs all of Catholic Church life. The Code of Canon Law covers many legal aspects, the Missal and the General Instruction on the Roman Missal cover most aspects of the Eucharist. The Breviary would cover instructions for the Divine Office. There are dozens of different books issued to cover various aspects of the Church.
Pope
serfs
Jesus is the head of the church, but please keep in mind there is not just one christian church, there are many and they all have different points of view in some aspects
The Roman Catholic church
Many medieval peasants starved. However, during the medieval era the church served as a large social organization. It would have tried to feed the starving masses and move them to a different area where there was food and work.
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