Were priests respected in the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

Yes, priests were respected during the middel age. the church, controlled by the priests were a stablizing center during the time when the government was weak. the priests were also given gifts and money for the fogiveness for the sin they sold

INDEPENDENT ANSWER

Amongst true Catholics they where respected, umoungst other faiths they where hated. This was a time of the Inqisitions and many priests used this to extract money from rich merchants and lords. It was also used to establish there authority over the people and created fear across all nations. Most historians now agree that most people where innocent of the heresy charges against them. So yes, they where respected, not because they where "good" people, but because of the hold they had over the life and death of people in those times.

Answer 2

Roman Catholic AnswerPeople had enormous respect for the priests and monks in the sixteenth century. The priests were, as they are now, "other Christs" who brought the sacraments to the people and helped them to attain salvation. Monks gave up their entire lives to God and contributed an unmeasurable amount to civilization.