1. CH 13 SEC 4 THE CHURCH WIELDS POWER
*“All things were under its domain…its power was such that no one could hope to escape its scrutiny”

2. Roman Catholic Church
*During the Middle Ages the Roman Catholic Church provided the people with
A sense of stablitiy
Unity
Order
Central Government had collapsed but the church remained strong.

3. SCOPE OF CHURCH AUTHORITY
CATHOLIC CHURCH expands its political power
Especially in the Holy Roman Empire
Decided who achieved salvation

4. CHURCH JUSTICE CANON LAW - IS THE LAW OF THE CHURCH
Pope Gregory IX and Canon Law

5. Power Struggle between Kings and Popes
Wealth
Protect their territory
Who appoints officials?

6. CHURCH AND HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE CLASH
Holy Roman Empire, ’s, strongest in the world.
Pope & Roman emperor argue over ‘Lay Investiture’ (who appoints church officials)
1075, Pope bans Lay Investiture

7. CHURCH PROBLEMS 500-1000 MANY PRIESTS COULD BARELY READ
POPES HAD QUESTIONABLE MORALS
Over the next 300 years the Church and medieval life will change dramatically.

8. CHURCH PROBLEMS 500-1000 MANY BISHOPS ACTED AS FEUDAL LORDS
PRIESTS WERE MARRIED
(they cared more about their duties as feudal lord than the duty of spiritual leaders).
There were three problems that stressed the church the most, 1) Village priests married and had families

9. LAY INVESTITURE – KINGS CONTROL THE BISHOPS
CHURCH PROBLEMS
LAY INVESTITURE – KINGS CONTROL THE BISHOPS
SIMONY – SELLING OF CHURCH POSITIONS
2) Simony=positions in the Church were sold by bishops
Church reformers believed bishops should be appointed by the Church alone.

10. AGE OF FAITH STARTS IN THE 11OO’S
A SPIRITUAL REVIVAL SPREADS ACROSS EUROPE
LED BY THE MONASTARIES
The reformers wanted to return to the basic principles of the Christian religion. New religious orders will be found.
A NEW AGE OF RELIGIOUS FEELING WAS BORN-THE AGE OF FAITH
The popes saw the piety of the new monasteries, and began to reform the Church