The Rise of the Papacy

During and after the collapse of the Roman Empire, the bishops of Rome grew in both power and prestige. This took place during the 6th-9th centuries. There were both positive and negative Ramifications of this reality?

Write a 5-page research paper (12-point Times New Roman font) 1-margins on all sides, double spaced) on how and why the papacy in Rome became the center of power as it did. What factors contributed to its dominance of Western Europe until the Reformation? What were the positive and negative Ramification of this reality?

Use 5 scholarly sources. Your textbook does not count. You may use scholarly website,but also use at least 2 scholarly articles and/or books. If you need help finding scholarly books , you can use use book.google.com. Be careful to use scholarly source. do not use w ikipedia or blogs. Use current Turabian reference styling when preparing your references.