There was a need for the Church to find a way to tolerate knights in good conscience and for the knights to pursue their livelihood in "spiritual comfort." Such a code would put a knight in the service of the Church.
The current Code of Canon Law for the Catholic Church was published in Latin and English in 1983.
Religion played a significant role in a knight's life as they were expected to follow the code of chivalry, which often had religious undertones emphasizing virtues like humility, piety, and faith. Knights also took part in religious ceremonies, such as attending mass, making pilgrimages, and seeking blessings before battle. Additionally, many knights were affiliated with religious orders, like the Templars, dedicating themselves to protecting the Christian faith.
Knights in medieval Europe were typically Christians, belonging to the Catholic Church. Chivalry, the code of conduct for knights, often promoted ideals of faith, piety, and service to God. Religious beliefs were an important aspect of a knight's identity and influenced their behavior on and off the battlefield.
I cannot find the word "elect" in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Code of Canon Law, or Modern Catholic Dictionary, so I am assuming that the word has no special assigned meaning in the Catholic Church.
According to the code of chivalry the knights were brave, loyal, truthful, generous, courteous, gracious, kind to the poor, and a protector of the Christian church
Knights were expected to uphold the code of chivalry, which included virtues such as courage, loyalty, honesty, and courtesy. They were also expected to protect the weak and defend their lord and the Church.
The laws of the Catholic Church are contained in Canon Law. You may view the current Code at the link below. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church.
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic is a slur that became popular in England after the protestant revolt. The law of the Catholic Church is known as Codex Iuris Canonici, popularly known as "the Code" or "Code of Canon Law" in English.
People often looked down on knights because they where suposed to follow the code of chivalry which is a moral code of conduct eatablished by the midevil church but knights where often prone to drunkeness and other things that where considered imoral.
The knights code of behavior is call "chivalry."
They followed the Knights Code of Chivalry.
The code of conduct for knights is called a Chivalry.