The Roman Catholic Church had a comprehensive influence on the lives of everyone in medieval society, including their beliefs and values. The Church's reputation for power and wealth had given them the ability to enact their own laws and follow their own social hierarchy. With a strong political force in hand, the Church could even determine holidays and celebrations. He gained significant strength in the arts, education, religion, politics, as well as the ability to alter the feudal structure through wealth and power. The Church was organized in a hierarchical system that supported the Church's stability and control over the people and lower clergy. , organizing them into different groups. First there were ordinary believers, citizens of the kingdom who followed the Christian faith. Then there were the clergy, the members who dedicated their lives to the church. Each group of clergy was assigned specific functions by noble clergy to help run the Church competently. Among all those associated with the clergy, the Pope was at the top, had equivalent if not greater power than the reigning monarch, was responsible for all political affairs, and administered the clergy. He was able to dictate political laws and even comment on the monarch's decisions. Under the Pope there were bishops. Bishops headed ecclesiastical courts and handled public-related cases such as marriages, wills, and other public difficulties. The priests held religious services which consisted of sacraments, baptisms and the usual Sabbath services. Monks and nuns were given manual labor which required them to help clean the monasteries and assist the needy. Educated monks copied manuscripts of medieval and ancient knowledge in the Scriptorium. Finally... middle of paper... n oppose the monarch's nobles. The Roman Catholic Church's reputation for wealth and power provided them with the ability to have a great impact on feudal society. Their wealth earned them great power and loyalty from royalty and citizens. Their power was used to limit not only peasants but also nobles and the monarch from following the Catholic faith. This affected everyone's daily life and morals. The Church was similar to a government institution in which it upheld its own laws and rights. This provided stability to the earth as people have benevolent morals with the assistance of religion. Church education initiated structural learning that gradually ended the barbarian era (Dark Ages). The Church's legacy earned them medieval reputation in society and this has influenced the Church's reputation today.