And what was the religious power which arose out of the ruins of pagan Rome? Claiming the titles and the authority of her Emperor predecessors, the Roman Catholic Church gradually sought to extend her power over these 10 nation-states of Europe. Soon the heads of these states received their crown and ruled more or less subject to Roman Catholic authority.
Na ni mamlaka gani ya kidini ambayo iliinuka kutoka kwenye mabaki ya Roma ya Kipagani? Likidai vyeo [hadhi] na mamlka ya watawala watangulizi wake, Kanisa Katoliki taratibu lilitafuta kupanua mamlaka yake juu ya mataifa haya 10 ya kiserikali ya Ulaya. Mara moja watawala wa mataifa haya walipokea taji yao na kutawala zaidi au kidogo wakiwa chini ya mamlaka ya Kanisa Katoliki la Kirumi.