Norman Church Courts PART 3 Flashcards
1
Q
what did William I want to ensure
A
that ecclesiastical courts (church courts) only tried ecclesiastical related cases
2
Q
punishments in Church Courts
A
- imposed lighter punishments than those on peasants or normal citizens
- priest may be sent on a pilgrimage instead of being hung or executed
- Roman Catholic Church believed in confession so often admitting to crime in a public place was a sufficient punishment
3
Q
examples of some spiritual offences
A
- blasphemy
- simony
- adultery
- missing mass
