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To the Ends of the Earth | Ep 7: Charlemagne – Church and Empire in the West (750-1054)
Episode Description
In this “Theology Unpacked” episode, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores the rise of a new Frankish dynasty that took charge of the Latin Church, as Charlemagne and his successors forged a close alliance between emperors, popes, and monastic reform while expanding Latin Christianity across Europe.
He then traces the growing struggle between imperial and papal authority, showing how reform movements, monastic networks, and evolving claims of papal supremacy reshaped the Western Church.
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