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Originally Posted by SeeBass
I'm suprised that you dont consider both the church and Kings as the the leadership in Europe at that time. They prospered off the power and leadership of each other.
The Kings would be confirmed by god (church) and the King in return would support often by force the biblical law. The word of the church was considered the law I would consider that leadership.
If Henry VIII had to literally throw out an entire religion just so he could get a divorce that shows me some serious power.
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Oh, it had a lot of power - I'm just saying that when you have a bunch of tribes/countries, it's hard to pull them in one direction... In the end, what I am saying is that the Church did not hold back the march of civilization. What held it back is that the civilized Romans were replaced by barbarians - that's not the Church's fault.