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During the Middle Ages, we see a conflict begin to arise between empires and the church. A specific struggle took place between Charlemagne and Pope Leo III. Who do you believe should rule the people of Europe a King or the Pope? Why?
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Myles S.
3/13/2017 04:51:28 pm
I believe that Charlemagne should have been the ruler of Europe. I believe this because, Charlemagne was a good leader who had harsh rules like forcing people to convert to Christianity, but he did help the Pope. Charlemage also did not try to take power away from other rulers or kings, unlike Pope Leo lll. Pope Leo lll tried to take power away from a guy who didn't do anything mean to Pope Leo lll. If Pope Leo lll didn't even try to take power away from Charlemagne, then the battle between the church and king would have never started. Charlemage never did make a silly war but Pope Leo lll did. All that Charlemage did was fight in wars, but Pope Leo lll tried to take power away from a person who never did anything wrong to him. This is why I believe that Charlemage should have been the ruler of Europe.
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Sebastian R.
3/14/2017 05:44:46 pm
I agree with Myles. Pope Leo asked Charlemagne to help him even though the Pope was battling the king. It was the Popes decision to battle the King, so he should face the consequences of what the outcome is.
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Austin T.
3/16/2017 02:33:57 pm
I agree with you Myles. Charlemagne was a leader that caused the spread of Christianity in forceful ways and through generations. Pope Leo the III was a greedy man that taxed a lot. Charlemagne recovered land and gained even more.
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Cristian R.
3/19/2017 02:23:18 pm
I agree with you Myles. Charlemagne should've been the ruler of Europe. He was a great ruler and the people respected him.
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Natalie P.
3/19/2017 06:44:12 pm
I agree with Myles because Charlemagne was indeed a good leader. He had good goals in life and high excpectations. Charlemagne didn't even do anything to Pope Leo lll. So there was no reason for him to try and take power away from Charlemagne.
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Sebastian R.
3/14/2017 05:40:49 pm
In this instance, I think King Charlemagne should rule. The church at that time was corrupt. Charlemagne even helped Poe Leo III when his nobles attacked Pope Leo. The king could have just let the pope did. The pope was trying to knock Charlemagne off his seat of power, but he didn't. If this was a different and cruel ruler, like Leo, it may be the pope that I would agree with. This is why I choose King Charlemagne over Pope Leo III to be ruler.
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Cheyenne W.
3/15/2017 07:32:53 am
I agree with Sebastian. Charlemagne should have been the one to rule. He helped Pope Leo lll and he was the rightful ruler in the first place. In my opinion the pope was just being greedy.
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Aidan B.
3/19/2017 08:49:35 pm
I agree with Sebastian. The king helped the pope, while the pope tried to take the power from the king.
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Austin t.
3/14/2017 06:11:07 pm
I think that Charlemagne should be the King because of his ability to convert other pagan worshippers. This helped spread Christianity. Pope Leo III was a greedy Pope who taxed citizens way to much. Almost everyone disliked the Pope. Charlemagne would be the preferred ruler.
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Tony C
3/18/2017 08:52:47 am
I agree with you Austin because Charlemagne earned to be crowned by pope Leo III.This is why I think that the king should leave there city.
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Cheyenne W.
3/15/2017 07:31:14 am
In my opinion, I think King Charlemagne should rule the kingdom because he was the rightful ruler in the first place. Also, the pope already has enough power. Pope Leo lll was just being greedy. Thats why I think Charlemagne should rule the kingdom.
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Myles S.
3/15/2017 03:13:21 pm
I agree with you Cheyenne W. I agree with you because I also believe that Charlemage should have been the ruler of Europe. I agree with because, Pope Leo lll already did have enough power, and he was being greedy. This is why I agree with you Cheyenne W.
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Mr. Kaciuba
3/16/2017 07:35:28 pm
I don't think the majority of you are answering this question correctly. Its asking who should rule Europe in the Middle Ages, kings or popes? Kings are historically selfish, usually looking out for their own needs. Maybe the shift in power might have actually been good for the people in Europe. Now I do not think Pope Leo was the right man for the job, he was just as greedy as any other king. But maybe a better religious figure could have arose. I mean the majority of people in Europe were Christian so maybe he could have united them all and stopped war. Probably not :-( but one is allowed to be optimistic...
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Tony C
3/18/2017 08:49:40 am
I believe that the king should rule there city. I believe this because the king is the one who gets deserved to be crowned. The pope crowns him because he did good things for his city so he is the one that should rule there city.
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Jesus F
3/18/2017 03:04:38 pm
What your saying Tony is that the pope should rule because if the Pope crowned then the Pope has more power so then the Pope could make the king do what he wants. I think that the king shouldn't be crowned by the Pope because then the pope can uncrown him.
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Jesus F
3/18/2017 03:00:36 pm
I think that kings should rule because if the Pope ruled then the Pope would have too much power because he rules the church and the empire. I think that they should both have equal power so there is no arguing and no problems arise that one person wants to be more powerful than the other
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Cristian R.
3/19/2017 02:21:36 pm
A king should rule people of Europe, like Charlemagne. I think this because Charlemagne was a great leader in battle and out. He knew what to do when he told people to convert to Christianity or die. He had authority and people respected him. If kings were all like him then the kingdom would be set.
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Riley c.
3/19/2017 06:35:12 pm
I agree with Cristian. I feel like kings no more about what to do and how to rule than popes. Popes have a different background that most kings. And usually you would think a king would know more about ruling and would proabably knwo more about going into battle and defending the place they rule.
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Riley c.
3/19/2017 06:32:22 pm
I think a king should rule. I believe this because tradionally you would picture a king ruling not a pope. Also Charlemagne was a good ruler. And pope Leo, well, I feel he would be a terrible one. He seemed very greedy and not fit for the job. But Charlemagne was. In my opinion I just think it would be better for kings to rule.
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Nathan Sauerwein
3/20/2017 02:26:10 am
I agree.Pope Leo was selfish and didn't realize it.He gave lots of tax money to the church, so government slowed a bit.
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Natalie P.
3/19/2017 06:47:44 pm
I believe that Charlemagne should've been the ruler of Europe. He was a powerful leader and had many goals and good ideas to come with. Pope Leo lll shouldn't have tried to take Charlemagne power away. Charlemagne meant nothing to him.Also, Charlemagne was a very smart person and had many thoughts on how he could help Europe.
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Aidan B.
3/19/2017 08:43:53 pm
I believe that the king should rule the people of Europe. The king wanted to do good for the society, but the pope wanted money and power. The king actually did things for the kingdom while the pope frightened people to give property or they will be excommunicated. That's why the king should have power.
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Regis A.
3/20/2017 04:44:44 am
I agree with you Aiden B. I also think that the King should rule the people of Europe. The King would be better for the society. He would do good things for Europe. The Pope would not.
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Nathan Sauerwein
3/20/2017 02:24:11 am
I think Charlemagne should have ruled.He would get a lot done, AND convert people to Christianity for the pope so they'd sort of be equal.
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Regis A.
3/20/2017 04:43:29 am
I believe that the King should rule the people of Europe. I believe this because the King actually wanted to do good things for Europe. The Pope would not make Europe a better place. The King would bring more power into Europe and bring more riches.
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trinity G
3/20/2017 07:44:47 am
I think the king should rule the people of Europe
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