... in many areas became targets of either hatred or derision from local townspeople" (Mackenney 1993: 5). "...the five Vicars of Christ who ruled the Holy See during Magellan's lifetime [1480-1521] were the least Christian of men; the least devout, least scrupulous, least compassionate, and among the least chaste - lechers, almost without exception. Ruthless in their pursuit of political power and personal gain, ... they were medieval despots who used their holy office for blackmail and extortion" (Mackenney 1993: 133). The Roman Church was also known for its ... Luther. What he did alte...

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... to "Church History", by Manent Pierre, (1995) when Rome became the ruler of the world, the Roman Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in about 330 CE. As a result, the Christian religion was legalized and Emperor Theodosius 1 made it the official religion of the Empire. People were compelled to become Christians. All rulers/kings in Europe became Christians. The Roman church had political power to rule and influence every arena ... in every society and community. But one community where this should never be heard of is in the church, but the reverse is the case. And worst of al...

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... money than before because the cost of restoring order was expensive.The effects of the Black Death were magnified and prolonged due to a general failure of European leadership to lessen the impact of these misfortunes.The kings, nobles, wealthy and the church had excercised an increasing control over the population and they were unable to provide any stability at the time of the Plague.The first group to ... lose it's power was the church.Avignon cut the finance of parish priests, taxed Bishops heavily and and cut ... seminaries in each diocese was e response to the poor quality of the ...

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... as the English kings were devout patrons, not power-politics. This was the England William I conquered. In the midst of a strengthening Papacy, William understood that the best way to deal with the church of the newly conquered lands was to work with it. William built up a trust with the church and intended to continue the same genre of rule that preceded him in the land. He was ruler of all the ... of the king and the violence of the barons. Becket returned after a tenuous truce was settled between the two in 1170. Henry claimed in a writ of 1170 addressed to his son that Becket "has m...

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