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Jesus is to the leaders of the church, as the head of the church.
The leaders of the church are:PopeBishopPriestLay Ministers
The leaders of the Catholic church used art from the Baroque movement ti deliver religious messages to the people.
Presumably, church leaders have the right to decide who participates in their church, and who not. That being said, church leaders are usually keen on increasing their membership, so in practice they would normally only tend to reject a small percentage of people - people they deem to be especially unworthy.
The Puritans were highly religious people that understood almost everything to be a sign from God. They looked to God as their ruler and trusted in the church leaders who were to do God's work. This allowed church leaders to rise in power and many times gave them the ability to abuse that power.
The church does not just mean the leaders but also the people of the church. All have the responsibity to "Provide for and care for " those who are in need both spiritually and physically.
There is little evidence the prove that German's were mad and had to buy indulgences. This is just told by mouth.
Puritans rejected the idea of king appointed church leaders
Nobles, Town Leaders and Church Officals -Ryan Lemons
it supported it because they led to new creations that helped the church and its people
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as the church grew,the influence of the church leaders grew as well.soon the heads of the church became a major figures in roman society.The most influential of these leaders is the pope or bishop of rome.the influence of the pope and other church leaders helped unify Rome as a single christian society.