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Joe Rigney

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Jul 30, 2012, 3:29:26 AM7/30/12
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For Bede, England becomes a church. William recognizes two "orders" (GP Book 1, Ch. 64): the civil and ecclesiastical, and many of his stories revolve around the tension between the two (hooray, investiture conflict!). William seems to share Anselm's opinion of church and magistrate: the archbishop of Canterbury and the king of England are "two strong oxen...both working for the good with equal strength" (GP Book 1, Ch. 48). Of course, William also recognizes that the papacy, as Christ's representative on earth, has supreme authority even over the temporal kingdoms, and that the kings of the earth should kiss the Son (and his vicar Peter).
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