Christianity had spread rapidly throughout Europe, which caused the Church and Monasteries to become the centers of learning during the Middle Ages. Anyone with a human soul was to be taught and was to live the life of Christianity. Christianity was forced upon some people who did not want to practice that faith. By doing this they gained power. By this power the Church gained, it became the center of learning. The Church at this time was economically stable, they made laws and set up courts to uphold these laws and the priest and monks were the only people who could read and write. At this time people were questioning things that happened in everyday life and Christianity helped them feel as if something they knew and breathed was set and stone. The fear of the unknown caused Christians to believe in the Church even more.
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"History of Christianity/Medieval Christianity/Development of the Medieval Church - Wikibooks, Collection of Open-content Textbooks." Main Page - Wikibooks, Collection of Open-content Textbooks. Web. 14 Apr. 2010
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