Cannon Law are the laws of the church. This law controlled the aspects of life which also had power over the ruler or king.
If the ruler does not follow the cannon law, the church can use two types punishment. Excommunication and Interdict. If the king did not obey the pope, he would be punished first with the Excommunication punishment, which lead the king from being denied from salvation. It also freed the kings vassals. If the kings still did not obey the Interdict punishment would have to be used. This forbidden people from performing religious rituals and any sacraments on the kings land and the people being Christian's, they where scared of being condemned to hell.
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