Question

In 1040 the Church forbade the barons to make any attack on each other between sunset on Wednesday and sunrise on the following Monday, or upon any ecclesiastical fast or feast da

Answer 1

This shows that the Church and the Pope were very powerful during the year 1040.  This brought peace in the Church by stopping infighting between the barons.  Pope Innocent 3 was an influential figure during the early part of 11th century.   He asserted his views that Pope in Christianity was next to God Jesus and his decisions are divine orders which everyone must follow.