Catholic Church's Influence In European History

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At many points in European history, the Catholic Church fought to maintain influence over the European population and monarchical power. Back in 18th century, most of the French population were loyal to their faith to the Roman Catholic Church. “In pre-French revolution times, the Catholic Church was a large influence on the government, and directed many of the rules by which the government then enforced, whether they were fair or not.” (history105.libraries.wsu.edu-the-age-of-enlightenment-and-its-global-effects-in-the-18th-century). The church was used as a weapon to fear people into following their laws. The Catholic church was corrupt it forced people of the lower class to pay higher taxes than the wealthy clergymen, which created a huge