How powerful was the Roman Catholic Church during the Early Middle Age

Power over the rich

For all the wealth they accumulated, the Church paid no taxes, which gave them economic power surpassing even the wealth of some monarchs. Bishops and Clergy owed their allegiance not to their King but to the Pope in Rome which led to more than a few conflicts over the years.

They held tremendous political power

Explanation:

The Church authorities (notably the Pope) held more power than kings or queen.

The Catholic Church was very rich and powerful during the Middle Ages. Eventually, the church owned about one third of the land in Western Europe, and because the church was considered independent, they did not have to pay the king any tax for their land.

i do agree with robert moses’ statements about wiping out cities that are an “impediment to new growth”. in order to have a positive community, the city must continue to grow either in terms of size or economics. therefore wiping out cities that restrict growth benefits the overall society and all the people living in it. similar to a social contract, i believe that if a person was to live in a community they must sacrifice some of their rights, in this case property, for the overall good of the people. as long as these people living in the cities are reimbursed and the purpose of wiping out the cities is to serve the public, there is no problem with robert moses’ core idea.