Exploring the Influence of the Papacy on Western Europe

The Rise of the Papacy and Western Europe’s Dominance

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Introduction

The papacy is the office of the pope and has the responsibility of the Catholics spiritual wellbeing. Papacy also denotes the central ecclesiastical system of government or the bishop of Rome of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholics believes that the popes are the successors of the of apostle peter. [1]The 6th century saw the rise of the Roman Catholic Church, which lasted up to 9th century because of careful leadership. The fall of the Roman Empire because of barbarian invasions which spread throughout Europe were some of the factors which the Roman Catholic Church to rise higher. Interestingly enough, the western civilization perseveration by the Western Europe owe their existence to the rise of the church. Hill[2] pointed out that had it not…