Became very rich and powerful in the Middle Ages.

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People paid 1/10 of their earnings in tithes to the church. ​

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​catholic church

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​Roman catholic church

​The only Christian religion in the Middle Ages. The Church was as rich and powerful as kings and emperors.

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The leader of the Catholic Church is the Pope.

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The Popes of Rome claimed spiritual authority and worldly powers. Even blessing kings with the right to rule. This was called Divine Right​

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​pope

The head of the Roman Catholic Church and had great power in the Middle Ages. ​

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​There was conflict over whether the church should operate independently or even operate at all.

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Some Roman emperors attempted to get rid of the church all together. ​

​​Conflict between rulers and the church

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​People in the Middle Ages were very dedicated to their religion and this gave the Pope great power. There was often power struggles between the Pope and rulers when it came to appointing leadership and taxes.

There was a lot of tension happening in Europe about the absolute power that Kings had.

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One example is in England where a king was forced to sign a document called the Magna Carta to avoid civil war. ​

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​magna carta

​A document signed by the King in England that gave certain rights to the English people and limited his power.

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