It was quite common for clergy to advance on their merits, get advantage out of that advancement, and pass that advantage back to their families. Such a thing also provided a more comfortable life than a person to have working on a farm. It also provided a good deal of security and protection.
a person
Monkey Butts
a pope or priest is a religious leader
A local parish was usually lead by a priest.
People in the middle ages wanted to be told how to behave by God. The closest person to God they could speak to was a priest.
a person
"Parish priest" is a job.
What are the pros and cons of being a priest in the Middle Ages?
it is fuge.
"Parish priest" is a job.
Monkey Butts
a priest or just a normall person
a pope or priest is a religious leader
In the middle ages A priest would conduct anything from a simple blessing to a full blown exorcism which could have lead to the death of the person that was supposedly possessed . Basically anything a priest can do today was allowed back then
A local parish was usually lead by a priest.
the most exsalted people were the priest
people respected them in a great wat