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During the Middle Ages, the Church was a major part of everyday life. The Church served to give people spiritual guidance and it served as their government as well. Now, in the 20th century, the church's role has diminished. It no longer has the power that it used to have.
The Church gained secular power because the church developed its own set of laws. How was the Church of a force of peace? The Church was a force of peace because it declared times to stop fighting called Truce of God. The Truce of God stopped the fighting between Friday and Sunday.
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