From the middle of the 11th century to Pope Innocent III (11981216), the Latin Church developed into a European-wide Papal Church, with a strong hierarchy focused on Rome. Retrospectively, this historical development appears to have proceeded according to a preconceived plan. In reality, however as illuminated in this work it was driven by a complex process of give and take between Rome and the regions.

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Jochen Johrendt, Bergische Universität Wuppertal; Harald Müller, RWTH Aachen University.