What contributions did the Church make to politics, economics, and culture in medieval Europe?

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The Church was probably the most powerful; authorize organization in Europe during the Middle Ages. It guided most aspects of society in one way or another. In the Middle Ages people were very religious. The Church baptized them, buried them, provided instructions and guidance in between their life.

It provided teaching to a lot of people, not just the clergy, monks, and nobility. The Church ran schools for those who had right families. This sometimes included merchants and tradesmen. Not only did The Church provide education, it provided secure transport along colonist routes.