HIS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Tunxis Community College, Merovech, Arianism
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Peter is the foundation of the church and has the ability to determine who will be saved and who will be damned. Bishops have their power because they are successors of peter. Peter and paul died and their remains are there (makes the space sacred because they were saints) Gelasius i, two powers doctrine (494 ce) Pope as head of church, rome as christian city. The moon is a reflection and gets its power from the sun. Should have greater value than secular authority. They can"t really make a king do anything that they want. Pope: spiritual leader of the west, temporal leader of rome. Main power left to run the church and civil society in rome after other emperors leave rome and set up in other cities. Negotiated with lombards to avoid sack of the city. He tries to make sure the citizens of rome have some sort of food supply (even the poor)
