Causes of Church reforms:
- some marriages of village priests were against the rulings of the church
- Bishops practiced simony-the making of profit out of sacred things
Impact on Western Europeans
- Pope and Kings of Western Europe became more powerful
Foundation for hatred
- Christians-imposed their version of religion on other religions
- Target of the crusades were Muslims
Crusades
- Series of wars between Christians and Muslims
- Children's Crusade-led by a young boy : Stephen of Cloyes
BUI
- lay investiture-the appointment of bishops, abbots, and other church officials by feudal lords and vassals
- Monasteries-a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows
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