During the height of the Christian Church’s influence in Europe the papacy had immense power over medieval society. As it is the Christians were devout followers at that time anyway. With the advent of the papal monarchy the pope wielded even more authority. This idea was that of pope Gregory VII. He created the papal court system whereby the papacy monarchy was run, though the pope had the ultimate say in all church affairs. The papal monarchy also had the right of excommunication with its followers. This was a major source of authority for the papacy.

The crusades were a major coming together point for the Christians. It was a way for them to unite and expand their religion. Imperialism being one of the major reasons for the Christian crusades. It was also said that they would go to heaven as a result

Christianity had been divided into two groups since the 13th century, Latin Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches. By the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Renaissance in Europe there was a new branch of Christianity called Protestantism. The Protestants were part of a movement that wanted reformations in the Catholic church. By the 1600’s they were made up of several churches led by reformers like Martin Luther and John Wiclif. Some of these churches included Baptists, Episcopalians and Lutherans, Presbyterians. By 1600 most of northern Europe had broken away from the papacy. This led to the Catholic Church undergoing reformation in the sixteenth century. The Catholic reformers wanted to purify their Christian life and not change the Church structure as the Protestant reformers wanted. They educated the clergy and tried improve their morals. The Catholic reformers also tried to rid themselves of infidels and heretics. Pope Paul III was the first reformist pope. He overhauled the papal administration and dealt with reform and heresy. The Council of T

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