At the time of medieval period,the church made a great influence in Europe in term of conversion.The barbarians were mostly the converts and they learned God from Catholicism.There were great missionary including St. Benedict to the Germans land,St. Ansgar to the Scandinavian region,St.Augustine of Canterbury to England,St.Patrick to Ireland,St Cyril and St.Methodius to the Slavic region,and they were plenty of great saint especially St.Thomas Aquinas , St.Anselm.St Francis of Asisi,St. Anthony de Padua, St.Catherine of Siena and many other.
they supported the church because it was an extremely important and religious place.
The Catholic Church
Catholic Church Extension Society was created in 1908.
It was the other way around. The merchant was affected by the church. The Catholic Church had control over the whole society as well as the monarchy. It told people what to do and set rules for society. Science was disallowed and considered wrong.
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The church was Catholic so it was the Pope and the priests.
The Catholic Church, or simply "the Church": there was no other in medieval Europe, and it certainly wasn't referred to as the Roman Catholic Church until the protestant revolt in England centuries later. The center of the Church was in Rome; the word "catholic" means universal. It was meant as the "universal church", or the church for everybody.
The Catholic Church controlled Kings and queens as well as their nations. They set the rules and controlled man's connection with God.
People who were not Catholic took over.
It was Catholic and the Pope was the head.
Catholic Church!