Question

Which best describes the relationship between the Church and feudal states?

Answer 1

The church and the feudal states always had this affinity to gain power to rule. The church here basically refers to the Catholic Church. This struggle was at the peak during the later stages of the 5th century AD and the early part of 6th century AD during the medieval period.

Various Roman emperors such as Constantine and Theodosius tried to dominate the church, and when the Roman Empire fell, it was the church which emerged as the single most powerful institution which took state decisions.

Answer 2

The correct answer to this question is The Church and the states constantly struggled for supreme power.

There was a struggle between the popes and the kings for the ultimate authority which shaped the western world.

In the 10th Century, there was an expansion of the Church and secular kingdoms which led to the arise of struggle.