Question

Why was the rcc so powerful

Answer 1

The RCC is so powerful because they have lead the populous since the 1500's on fear. They claimed the ONLY way to get into Heaven was to going to church and you were to pay tithes. The ignorant did not know any better and viewed the Priest as their passport to Heaven. This has been passed down throughout the years and the church was very profitable. Where there is profit, there is power.