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The Pope's Power During The Middle Ages

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Bishops were appointed by the Pope to rule European countries.
When the Pope excommunicated someone, It meant that they couldn’t go to church or participate in Church activities. It also meant that they were going to hell.
The Pope has power because people believe that he has the power to send them to hell. In the Middle Ages, people didn’t have very good lives, so all they had was the thought of going to heaven. This allowed the Pope to have power over the people who were afraid of not going to heaven.
People wanted to become a Bishop so they could collect tithes (church taxes) and become rich.
During the Renaissance the Pope lost his authority because he had too much land to control, he didn’t have a way to communicate quickly. Some

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