HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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collecting taxes
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taking some land by force
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receiving gifts of land from the wealthy
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Church also did not have to pay taxes. This saved them lots of money and made it far more wealthy than any king of England. The wealth of the Church is best seen in its buildings such as cathedrals, churches and monasteries. The Church had immense wealth and political power.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Church had the power to tax, and its laws had to be obeyed. Those who held contrary ideas were considered heretics and could be subject to various forms of punishment, including execution. The Church in the Middle Ages was to be feared and obeyed, and its influence spread into every area of society.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Church gained secular power because the church developed its own set of laws. How was the Church of a force of peace? The Church was a force of peace because it declared times to stop fighting called Truce of God. The Truce of God stopped the fighting between Friday and Sunday.