Question

Research reasons for the decline in power of the Church. Use both information from the lesson as well as one other source to write a paragraph response of at least 150 words.

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Answer 1

In the 1300s, the Church encountered a series of problems. These problems led to a decline in the Church's power. European kings had begun to reject papal claims of supremacy by the end of the 1200s. The struggle between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France had serious consequences for the papacy.