HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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It added legitimacy to the Emperor’s power
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It elevated the Goths to a semi-regal status among Europeans
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It demonstrated cultural diffusion
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It performed no real function except to create a dictator
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the early history of Christianity, Rome became an increasingly important center of the faith, which gave the bishop of Rome (the pope) more power over the entire church, thereby ushering in the era of papal supremacy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The history of the papacy from 1046 to 1216 was marked by conflict between popes and the Holy Roman Emperor, most prominently the Investiture Controversy, a dispute over who-pope or emperor-could appoint bishops within the Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -By the 11th century (1000s), the Pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, claimed papal supremacy or authority over all secular rulers (non religious rulers, including kings and emperors). The Pope had the power to decide who would be king in some regions and was able to raise an army to go to war.
Detailed explanation-4: -On Christmas Day, 800, Charlemagne, King of the Franks, was crowned Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) by Pope Leo III, in opposition to Empress Irene, who was then ruling the Roman Empire from Constantinople.