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MEDIEVAL CHURCH PART II
By Eliot Goldstein and Tim Cuozzo
Church Grows In Power
Christians were secular in Europe
Popes were spiritual leaders.
Church Grows In Power The Church became powerful by having
it’s own laws, lands and taxes
Along with collecting taxes the church would also accept gifts
Church Grow In Power
Power of the church grew with its wealth
Influenced kings and rulers of Europe
Canon Laws
Church developed it’s own laws
Anyone who disobeyed faced punishment
Canon Laws
Excommunication
A powerful noble who opposed the church could face the interdict.
Corruption and Reform
Abbot Berno
Church was sole provider of education in the Middle Ages
He revived the Benedict Rule
Corruption and Reform
Refused to allow nobles or bishops to interfere in monastery affairs
Cluny was placed under direct protection of the pope
St. Francis Of Assisi Respected nature
Came from wealthy family
Had a small group of followers that grew
Jews in Medieval Europe Communities existed across Europe
Spain became the center for Jewish culture
By 1000s, Western Europe was Christianized
Jews In Medieval Europe Christians often blamed the Jews
Jews were not part of the structure of Christians lives
Jewish communities thrived until modern times
Focus Questions How did the church gain Secular Power? Did the church help Europe escape thee
Dark Ages or did it attempt to pull Europe back into the Dark Ages?