Did the Europian monarchies rely on Christianity to subvert the people?

Answer 1

Only European monarchies? Try the US Government.

Answer 2

Monarchies came about as a result of the ability to protect people in a region that was under assault from another leader. As the various areas were conquered the victor became more powerful until finally they decided that they rules a very large area or country. Then they decided to perpetuate the line from father to son. Again, this was still about defending the people under their "Rule" - rule being imposed by the aggregation of power, that power givent he ruler the right to impose his will on the general population.

The rise of the Catholic church and all the witchcraft this involved scares the illiterate of the times witless, even the kings were subject to the pleasure of the pope until Luther and King Henry decided to break away.
Dtill, remember the the church insisted the god was more powerful than the kind and the king ruled by devine right.
It is still a matter of the masses being willing to accept the rule by the monarchy. Those that do not have revolted and replaced order with chaos. Iraq is a good example. Also many African nations. Hong Kong is another.

Answer 3

I think if you want an answer to that then the people and cultrues and their governments at the time need to be examined

For instance the Romans came accross the city of London which didn't have 50,000 people in it . Government was more regional tribalisim than anything else although it might be aruged it was transitioning to nationalist ideals - even so it was a work in progress and not a nice one at that

Most people - upwards of 70 % worked on farms and reading was only for holy men and Kings - somtimes not even them depending on the size and wealth of the Kingdom

Religon was a bunch of stories handed down mixed in with some written myths handed down in song and phrase from one generation to the next

It is raining cats and dogs out there was a believed explaination of drowned cats ad dogs in the gutters of the city who would drown in the heavy rainfulls of the dark ages and upwards to the middle centuries

Sleep tight, a phrase of adivce from the past to tie the ropes around ones bed "tight" to keep out the bed bugs

Female warriors such as Boutica collected men and women to fight off the Roman invader the ancient celts thought she was invncible - When the Romans slaughtered her army killed her and raped her daughters the Celts morale plumented in the south -

As Northern Celts and Kings said "Life is as a bird that flies in the window and out the door - We know what hapens in a mans life like the bird who was with us in the room - but we do not know where the bird came from or where it went afterwards - These christians say they know - Would it hurt to listen to them ?

The Romans brought a Modern army a skilled work force and engineers who could build an aquaduck for up to 10 miles !

Roman writings of the ancient celts is a discription of a primitive and barbaric peoples As for the Scots there was a question as to wether or not they were fully human

The idea that a mass and well run Empire couldn't super impose the religon of their choice on these people is ridiculous and contrary to historical facts

In short we didn't stand a chance

Ceasar ran the Kings Rome crashed and the Pope became ruler of the Kings - a smooth tranistion of power

And look at it today all but a telling symbol now , Her Majesty Queen Elizabth the second Queen of the Bristh Empite head of the Anglican church of England

So of course it did silly LOL

Answer 4

For many, the answer would be know. Especially pre-protestant reformation period. Before that, the Catholic church was the only Christian religion. So the Pope excercised enormous power (sometimes used for bad, but mostly for good) over the people. Many kings did not like this and tried to control the religion.

Some kings did. Heck, that is how the Church of England was formed. The King wanted to control the church so he could remarry and other things.

Answer 5

Yes, they did. Kings claimed they were God's earthly representatives and, therefore, ruled by divine right. Their subjects committed a sin if they disobeyed. Even blatant injustice was part of God's mysterious plan. The problem is that a religion whose founder was executed as a subversive was not the ideal instrument for this. Periodically you have movements arise that claimed that the ruler was un-Christian and should be deposed in the name of God. The roundheads in the English Civil War are an example.

Answer 6

Yes. The monarchies realized that without the support of the Church, it would be impossible to rule. The Church also had a stake in it if they wanted favorable tratment by the monarchy. So the Church supported tax increases and slavery/serfdom so they too could get rich and be more powerful.

Answer 7

By today's standards, monarchs and emperors like Constantine and Charlemagne used Christianity to subvert and subjugate people, but in their historical context, they did the most expedient thing to bring order, as they understood it, to their realms. Did they have alternatives? Could they have conceived of other outcomes? Who knows? It's difficult with a modern mind to undo all we know and crawl back into the minds of earlier peoples and understand them and their world. We can say however that lust for power and greed have so far always played a role and people will use the means available to them to grasp it and hang on to it. Rulers and churches colluded to do it.

Answer 8

The answer is no.
They relied on christendom.
Christendom is a counterfeit of the original.
It looks very similar but upon close examination you can see the 'holes'.
It was foretold true Christianity would be corrupted.
Acts 20:29.
That started slowly and gradually leading up to 325 A.D. when you couldn't find the original anywhere.

Answer 9

No. It is my opinion that Christianity was a facade employed to cover the greed and cruelty of the Europian monarchs.

Answer 10

Christianity teaches love and establishes good morals. Christ is truth and life. What the Lord establishes is eternal.
Both Europians and Americans need to practice the Word of God and prepare to meet our Creator.