Chapter 11

Tiffany Luu Period 1 September 29, 2008 AP European History Chapter 11 Homework Essay To what extent is this statement valid? �By the 1500, the popes were little more than kings. Their interests, needs, challenges, and even resources were the same.� Since the mark of early times many had wondered, who had the that slight extra power? The ruler of a country or the leader of the Romanesque Church. Since the beginning of the 1500s church had became extraordinary powerful, so powerful that their influenced had spread throughout of Europe. Both Kings and Popes had their differences and similarities. Their interests, needs, and even, resources were the same. Kings depended on their nobles to raise money for them and in return they received rights, also known as the Magna Carta issued by King John of England, and later due to economic issues the nobles gained political power as well as rights. Church raised money by granting decisions, appointment, dispensations, tithes and indulgences. The money began to flow into Avignon. The rulers envied the church and attempted to confiscate the church but failed.BonifaceVIII passed a rule stating that no signing/granting can me made without a papal�s permission. So without further ado, those who contravene will be punished. This restriction gave the pope such an amount of power that no king can tolerate. To make matter even more severe Boniface wrote the Unam Sanctum. (The Unam Sanctum is an ordered make by Boniface to Philip declaring for him to either give up his authority or lose his immortal soul.) King Phillip, without tolerant, opposed and sent one of his advisers to Italy. Subsequent in King Phillip�s arming charging into the Papal City-State to arrest Boniface, and ending with his death. In the reign of Innocent III he had established power and prestige of the church. In the period of crisis Innocent provided a unified, peaceful, and obedient Europe community. He made they kings obey his orders. He believed he was sent by god to not only lead the church but govern the world. His major goals were: uniting Christendom, the hegemony of the papacy over Europe, and the clarification of Christian discipline and belief. Under the rule of Innocent it was considered the high point of the papacy�s spiritual and political authority over medieval Europe. Popes were like the king�s king. They had controlled over more than one country, but there was an extent. Kings did have powerful armies that he can operate, but Popes had crusaders. Kings had the right to oppose new taxes, but Popes can as well. Together they held the same objective; to expand and to eradicate their enemies. So overall, Popes and Kings shared similar key items: land, wealth, power.