3a. Underline which claim this document supports. Claim A: The Catholic Church was very powerful in Medieval Europe.Claim B: The Catholic Church was not very powerful in Medieval Europe. 3b. Identify a piece of textual or visual evidence from this document that supports the claim this document makes.4a. Underline which claim this document supports. Claim A: The Catholic Church was very powerful in Medieval Europe.Claim B: The Catholic Church was not very powerful in Medieval Europe. 4b. Identify a piece of textual or visual evidence from this document that supports the claim this document makes. Document 3: Dictatus papaePope Gregory was elected pope in 1073 CE. He believed that as pope, he was God's "vicar [representative]on earth" and that his authority extended over religious life and secular political life. In 1075, he issued adecree forbidding a practice called lay investiture. Lay investiture was a practice whereby secular rulers likeemperors or kings could select leaders of the church. Pope Gregory felt that this practice reduced his powerso he ended it. This angered many kings and emperors. Dictatus papae is a compilation of 27 statementsabout the powers of the pope. It was included in Pope Gregory VII's register under the year 1075. Dictatuspapae reflects the views of Pope Gregory about the power of popes.Excerpts from Dictatus Papae:9. That of the pope alone all princes shall kiss the feet.m ed dle Gluf pota Aopere opt ul miadnredurrf fempami depotimemd polla dure.ad kenuef pa pla depmerewJarvimenf shlle mi ri ne mdi demedrnanrvi d sda lo pempenf neullane neuallngefamderr.12. That it may be permitted to him (pope] to depose[remove from power] emperors.14. That he has power to ordain [make someone a priest]a clerk of any church he may wish.m.ropef de kuleumoref deponereQ lar deede alede neceflmane ngente aorannfiuare.una de edaqung adaerarlon nalem er dmer.17. That no chapter and no book shall be consideredcanonical [included in a list of sacred books] without hisauthority.abdliquo epe i debr fagure ga di acege18. That a sentence passed by him may be retracted byno one; and that he himself, alone of all, may retract it.at malf amallodebear emA ape miumwilat mema e deare debeat-walandear mdinar apliei fede qellanet.mal maoref cnalp cnud cuny rete adroferm debeaa -wn kmana erda ungua erana neenppemi fenyamflune mley laipfe hmeme furrndma menal bip19. That he himself may be judged by no one.Image is courtesy of Wikimedia and is in the public domain.Excerpt is from Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ageswhich is published on the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. Document 4: Canon Law, Excommunication, and InterdictDuring the Middle Ages, the Catholic Churchdeveloped its own set of laws called canon law.Medieval canon law was based on the Bible anddecision made by the clergy as well as local laws andRoman law also influenced canon law.Canon law set out the rules that Catholics needed tofollow and included topics like religious teachingsaccepted by the church, crimes, the role of the clergy,and marriage.Depending on the situation, breaking canon law couldresult in excommunication, the limiting or ending of aperson's membership in the Catholic Church. Thosewho were excommunicated could not receive thesacraments (sacred ceremonies of the church] or aChristian burial, which many believed couldcondemned them to hell for eternity.Popes and other clergy members in the Church usedexcommunication to punish those who opposed them.If the Church wanted to send a message to a noble orking who disagreed with them or spoke out againstthem he could impose an interdict, an order thatPainting of Pope Innocent III, 1219. excluded a whole region from receiving holyImaga is courtesy of Wikimedia and is in the public domain. sacraments in the Catholic Church. In some cases, thisled to revolts from the people who feared their soulswere in danger which might lead to the Church gettingwhat they wanted. A powerful noble who opposed theChurch might face an interdict, but even the strongestruler usually gave in rather than have to deal withrevolts by the common people.

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3a. Underline which claim this document supports. Claim A: The Catholic Church was very powerful in Medieval Europe. Claim B: The Catholic Church was not very powerful in Medieval Europe. 3b. Identify a piece of textual or visual evidence from this document that supports the claim this document makes. 4a. Underline which claim this document supports. Claim A: The Catholic Church was very powerful in Medieval Europe. Claim B: The Catholic Church was not very powerful in Medieval Europe. 4b. Identify a piece of textual or visual evidence from this document that supports the claim this document makes.

3a. Underline which claim this document supports. Claim A: The Catholic Church was very powerful in Medieval Europe. Claim B: The Catholic Church was not very powerful in Medieval Europe. 3b. Identify a piece of textual or visual evidence from this document that supports the claim this document makes. 4a. Underline which claim this document supports. Claim A: The Catholic Church was very powerful in Medieval Europe. Claim B: The Catholic Church was not very powerful in Medieval Europe. 4b. Identify a piece of textual or visual evidence from this document that supports the claim this document makes.