Today's installment concludes Zenith of Papal Power,our selection from The Empire and the Papacy, 918-1273 by Thomas F. Tout published in

For the first time, a German national irritation at the aggressions of the papacy began to be distinctly felt.Continuing Zenith of Papal Power,our

Despite his vigor and his authority, Innocent's constant interference with the internal concerns of every country in Europe did not pass

He wanted to break through the traditional limits that separated the church from the state, and to bind as many as he could of the kings of Europe to

He wrote, ”The settlement of this matter belongs to the apostolic see, mainly because it was the apostolic see that transferred the Empire from the

In Central and Northern Italy, Innocent III was more speedily successful than in the South.Continuing Zenith of Papal Power,our selection from The