Transcript The Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church
I. Life in the Middle Ages
1. No strong government
a. Chaos and violence
b. Church stepped in
-provided:
-rules
-leadership
-spirituality
-hope for poor
-religious education
*So, why did the Catholic Church become so powerful during the
Middle Ages?
II. Power of the Church
1. Cannon Law
a. Church court system
-final word on all disputes
-those who break Cannon Law
Heresy
& may be Excommunicated.
may be convicted of
-excluded from Church
and Heaven
III. The Church & Learning
1. Most common people unable to read or write
a. Relied on Priests to:
-translate Bible
-write marriage contracts
-educate people
2. The Church & School
a. Oxford & Cambridge England
b. Thomas Aquinas
-Religion, Reason & Medicine
c. Roger Bacon
-Father of Experimental Science
IV. The Church & Art
1. Monks
a. Devoted lives to church
b. Decorated pages of Bible
-”Book of Kells”
2. Architecture
a. Romanesque
-thick stone walls
-small windows
-round arches
b. Gothic
-high ceilings
-stained glass
-pointed arches
-towers