HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Guelphs And Ghibellines, Babylonian Captivity, Pope Clement V
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An institution that encompassed the whole society. The pope had double authority one of the great crimes in history. A document that the rule of the latin west was to pope sylvester this was a forgery but was believed to be true for 600 years. The emperor was secular but turned into a god when dead. Wars between emperors and popes about who has the most power. The pope won in the early period over the emperor. What is the more prevalent to this is who will deliver. The fullness of power said by the popes the right to depose kings and princes and can do anything i want because god is on my side. This becomes an institutional structure that recognized the church"s power. This gave rise to a standard- ized process in canon courts, and need to be used effectively. The pope could be the final judge in rome.
