Homework #4

The Canon law also known as the law of the Church, only when involving marriage and religious practices, was a system of justice specifically to handle the punishments and praises of the people. The Church was very serious about this law and established courts to trial whom ever decided to disregard it, also they came up with harsh punishments to go along with the violators. Punishments were along the lines of interdiction, meaning they were forbidden and banished from the church, and excommunication, meaning you were ignored. For example, if a king were to break the Canon law he would receive the punishment of excommunication. He ( the king ) would be denied salvation, meaning he would no longer be protect from harm by God. Also if a king were to disobey the Canon law his peasants, servants, and staff would be taken away from him. If the king STILL didn't follow the Canon law he would then be punished with interdiction by the pope as well.