Roman Catholic Church vs Scientific Thinking
Roman Catholic Church vs Scientific Thinking
Since the lives of the people in medieval Europe mostly revolved around faith and on what they believe in, mainly their religion, the effect of the Church in the middle ages on the citizens was huge. The church controlled the people as it was the main center of religious and social life. All Christians belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and it was considered that the church was as important, if not more, than any king or queen. In fact, a king could only be the king if the church approved it, otherwise he could be kicked out anytime the church wished. The pope was the absolute political and social leader of the church and as the church had the most authority, he controlled almost everything in all Christian nations which were sometimes called Christendom during the Middle Ages. The main reason of the immense power of the church was the fact that it owned over one-third of all the land in Europe (largest landholder) and collected a large amount of tax from the public. Power disputes were common between the pope and the crown. Since generally the clergy of the church were the only people who could read, they could easily misuse the holy bible in order to manipulate the people of medieval Europe.
The role of the Catholic Church in Europe was very important. When the Roman Empire collapsed, the lives of people in medieval Europe were a mix of complete chaos and confusion. When the Roman Catholic Church was established and was starting to grow in power, it promised salvation to the people and as life was extremely tough, people were attracted by the idea of dreamland after death. In addition to that, the church provided aid and assistance to wounded and injured, elderly, feeble and the sick. They held a high esteem and these offers were hard to ignore when life was so difficult and painful. All of this played a very important role in the life of the people but the beginning of the scientific revolution changed
Since the lives of the people in medieval Europe mostly revolved around faith and on what they believe in, mainly their religion, the effect of the Church in the middle ages on the citizens was huge. The church controlled the people as it was the main center of religious and social life. All Christians belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and it was considered that the church was as important, if not more, than any king or queen. In fact, a king could only be the king if the church approved it, otherwise he could be kicked out anytime the church wished. The pope was the absolute political and social leader of the church and as the church had the most authority, he controlled almost everything in all Christian nations which were sometimes called Christendom during the Middle Ages. The main reason of the immense power of the church was the fact that it owned over one-third of all the land in Europe (largest landholder) and collected a large amount of tax from the public. Power disputes were common between the pope and the crown. Since generally the clergy of the church were the only people who could read, they could easily misuse the holy bible in order to manipulate the people of medieval Europe.
The role of the Catholic Church in Europe was very important. When the Roman Empire collapsed, the lives of people in medieval Europe were a mix of complete chaos and confusion. When the Roman Catholic Church was established and was starting to grow in power, it promised salvation to the people and as life was extremely tough, people were attracted by the idea of dreamland after death. In addition to that, the church provided aid and assistance to wounded and injured, elderly, feeble and the sick. They held a high esteem and these offers were hard to ignore when life was so difficult and painful. All of this played a very important role in the life of the people but the beginning of the scientific revolution changed