the church in england

• what was the importance of the church in society?

  • helped control society by praising the king and teaching people about their role in society
  • church leaders were involved in shire courts where gods will needed to he interpreted
• what was the importance of the church in the government

  • bishops and abbots were good advisors for the king because they were educated and literate
  • church clerks issued the kings writs
• what was stigand accused of encouraging?

  corruption in the church
• what were the criticisms of stigand?

  • stigand was a pluralist- he was bishop for more then one area which increased his land and revenue
  • accused of simony(giving out jobs in the church for money)
• what problems did stigands appointment cause?

  stigand got his job from the godwins althought lanfranc believed bishops should only be appointed by the king or the church
• How did lanfranc control the church?

  • lanfranc convinced the king to put the archbishop of cantebury in charge of the whole church in england
  • lanfranc reorganised church councils and held them more frequently to push his reforms
• how was the church normanised?

  • in 1070 every church and cathedral in england was rebuilt in norman style
  • king controlled communication between english church and the pope
  • lanfrancs reforms put the whole church under central control
• How did lanfranc make the church spiritual?

  • priests should be celibate and marriage for priests was banned because priests should live a life devoted to god
  • number of monastries and nunneries increased and munks and nons no longer mixed with ordinary people