Church-State+Relations

Church - State Relations


This topic was about the church state relations. The kings and popes of medieval times were fighting over who took control over the churches and who elected the new king. The popes used to elect the kings but one king elected himself. That made the popes very angry. The kings then tried to tax the churches. The pope then responded by forbidding taxation on the church. More people wanted power in the church. Different people kept taking over the church. Finally, over a 60 year time period they went through 29 different popes.

Works Cited
 * “Church-State Relations.” The Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students. Ed. William Chester Jordan. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 189-190. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 8 Mar. 2010.
 * Jackson, David. “File: BLW Stained Glass-Annunciation of St. Anne.jpg.” Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation, Feb. 2010. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. .
 * “Papacy.” Medieval World. Vol. 8. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2001. 4-9. Print.

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