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Well, it started as a way to be closer to God and follow his sons vows of poverty. What it became was a powerful corporation that sold prayer for money. The view of the people was that the more severe the monastery the more the prayer was worth to God. So when a soldier or King would kill or start a war they would give the monks money to pray for them. God would then forgive them their sins and they were free to go to heaven. But like most corporations, money and power corrupted the monks. They had armies and brothels.

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