How did the Roman Catholic Church dominate in medieval life?
The Roman Catholic Church was part of the feudal system. There was the church, the nobility and the serf/peasant. The church was as much a part of the government as it was the religion and dictated to the nobility what it wanted. It controlled the people through it’s teachings that man was born with sin and to be able to reach the kingdom of God that they had to go through the church. This was easy to do since 90% of the population couldn’t read or write and the church taught through the use of passion plays, weekly services, and as well as the church environment ( the use of stain glass windows). The church also controlled science and did not allow dissenting facts, discovery, or opinion that was against the teachings of the church. The entire society was controlled by the church.
