it got to powerful
Catholic Church!
Catholic Church
The Kingdom of France became the largest and most powerful in medieval Europe by allying with the Catholic Church.
By living a pious life and performing the rites and rituals of the church (which, in medieval times would have generally been the catholic church in western Europe). Or she could have bought an indulgence form the Pope, if she had money, but, as a peasant, she wouldn't have.
The great majority of communities in Christian areas of Medieval Europe had a church and a priest. Very small villages on occasion would not, but such a small community was almost within a modest walk of another village, so the residents would still have access to religious facilities and services.
1.classical heritage of Rome 2. the beliefs of the roman catholic church 3. the customs of various Germanic tribes
1.classical heritage of Rome 2. the beliefs of the roman catholic church 3. the customs of various Germanic tribes
They were the nobility and ran the government with the Church.
The Church was an organization that existed in practically all of medieval Europe. It had its own rules, which it could impose on the governments of countries, and though it did not do this often, it did have the effect of producing a certain level of uniformity in how kings and other leaders dealt with their people. The Church provided much of the education of the Middle Ages, and what it did not provide usually conformed to the Church's practices. In Western Europe, Latin was the language of this education, and so there was a single language nearly all well educated people used over Western Europe. In Eastern Europe, Greek was used, but the Eastern Churches tended to use the vernacular more. Pilgrimage and crusades sometimes threw people of different countries together.
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it led to the questioning of church authority