tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532749730006528887.post7094942285241772878..comments2024-02-22T20:47:06.211+00:00Comments on Romances of the Cross : The Church and the Middle Ages: 1078-1378 by Steve Weidenkopf- Reviewed! English Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532749730006528887.post-24467664851595619002022-07-21T13:15:08.225+01:002022-07-21T13:15:08.225+01:00That's not the whole picture, in fact I would ...That's not the whole picture, in fact I would say this is a rather gross over-simplifiction of the relationship between Church and State in a long period which covers many centuries. <br /><br />There were many countries and times when the church and state were in open conflict with one another. One of the Holy Roman Emperors was at war with the Pope, and there were various instance of Kings English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532749730006528887.post-55507682782994978762022-07-21T13:07:55.002+01:002022-07-21T13:07:55.002+01:00Regarding punishments like burning -- and many oth...Regarding punishments like burning -- and many others -- being inflicted by secular rather than religious authorities: the secular and religious authorities were much more entangled with each other in that time, with the secular authorities working hand-in-glove with the religious and considering themselves to be a facet of the "Christian" state. The princes did the dirty work that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532749730006528887.post-88968011998707421882022-07-04T23:38:35.462+01:002022-07-04T23:38:35.462+01:00This sounds very interesting and informative. Than...This sounds very interesting and informative. Thanks for the review.Jennie Coleen561https://www.blogger.com/profile/01515998990504706488noreply@blogger.com