The Post British Isles Great Schism in communion with the Roman Catholic Church Before The Normans?
(I have put this section on Religion and spirituality, but … well … if you've been the place where I do not know why)
This is something that I had been thinking after reading a bit of English history and the history of the Church and after thinking about a comment I heard from a friend of mine (who was Harold II Godwinson was honored by some Russian Orthodox Christians as a martyr by many historians and Orthodox Orthodox as the last king of England. This reality requires a discussion of Orthodox and Catholic ecclesiology over other theological issues that I want to refrain from at this time).
I think that before the conquest by William of Normandy 1066 AD, Christians in the British Isles does not consider the authority of the Roman Pope in the same way that western continental Europe. Indeed, it seems that many of the Anglo-Saxon kings of centuries 10 and 11 were at odds with Roman, and some were excommunicated, etc etc Harold Godwinson considers himself unworthy to rule England by the pope at the time due to its refusal to conform to the Church of England to the papal standards.
After the conquest, all the English clergy was replaced by papal clerics and approved the new line of Norman kings were no longer allowed to consider themselves "director (s) of the holy temple" (similar to the idea of the Byzantine emperors as the God-appointed protectors of the Church) as did the Anglo-Saxon kings. This title was only allowed to "Emperors" of the German Holy Roman Empire, as was granted by the Pope.
William Pope publicly supported the invasion of Normandy ( "crusade"?), Making it impossible for other Western powers to take part Harold II. In 1066 the invasion occurred in mid-1067 and the structure of the church in England changed dramatically.
After England, more or less the same reforms in other realms of the British Isles, slowly but surely.
So, in summary, was the Roman Catholic Church in post-schism (after 1054) form in England before 1066. It was the ecclesiastical authority of the British Isles semi-independent from the jurisdiction of Rome (which are not under Roman control in the extent of the continental nations) during this time?
Or am I in the analysis and the mixing and matching the facts. I welcome the correction of my views are incorrect.
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Try google search: the Norman Conquest of religion
Brought good results. You may want to consider a good used book store or on-line from an old textbook western civ, maybe 20 to 40 years of age. Probably just what you want.
In previous centuries, Ireland kept alive Catholicism in Europe, sending missionaries throughout the north and east. When he came back to Rome, found themselves "Christians" with the belief that was not approved (ie the vast tribes of the Germans), and just when you were fighting the eastern part of the church in Byzantium for control. You might try Wikipedia online, but the western civ books (old, new details have not, and it is not taught much) are your best bet.
"I think that before the conquest by William of Normandy 1066 AD, Christians in the British Isles does not consider the authority of the Roman Pope in the same way that western continental Europe."
Why? The religion of Rome was the Eastern religions. Christianity arrived in Britain sometime around 200 AD during the Roman period.