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As you can see, anyone who was infected with this disease died a horrendous death. It was not a peaceful calm passing. It is terrifying for anyone who has the disease, because they are the ones going through it. However, it is also traumatizing for loved ones witnessing the slow painful death.

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"This vomiting of blood continued without intermission for three days, there being no means of healing it, and then the patient expires" (Black Death).

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The people who were infected with the disease were terrified of the effects.

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There is a lot of tension between Pope Gregory and Henry

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Anyone who contracted the disease passed away within a week at most, but their death seemed to feel ongoing and unbelievably painful. There were a few stages that were accompanied by excruciating pain.

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"Those infected felt themselves penetrated by a pain throughout their whole bodies and, so to say, undermined" (Black Death).

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People were in excruciating pain if they had the black death.

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In the letter exchange between Pope Gregory and Henry, there is a lot of tension. The Pope is looking down on Henry for associating with the wrong type of people. He is using his high standing in the Catholic Church as power. Henry says back in his letter that he has had enough of this and stands up to the Pope. He calls him out for using his power for evil instead of good.

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"You have declared that the bishops know nothing and that you know everything; but if you have such great wisdom you have used it not to build but to destroy...(Letter).

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In the middle ages, there was no incentive to take part in scientific discoveries. Science also usually went against The Church. Religion was a big part of most people's lives so going against the church was not an option.

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Why Was Science Backward in the Middle Ages?

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Why Was Science Backward in the Middle Ages?

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"But since we hope that, while the long-suffering patience of God still invites you to repent, you may become wiser and you heart may be turned to obey the commands of God, we warn your fatherly love that, knowing the rule of Christ to be over you, you should consider how dangerous it is to place you honor above His, and that you should no interfere with the liberty of the Church" (Letter).

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Pope Gregory and Emperor Henry Letter Exchange 

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Pope Gregory and Emperor Henry Letter Exchange 

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"the Middle Ages were doubly unfortunate in that both the inspirations, the intellectual as well as the practical, failed more or less" (Postan).

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The Middle Ages were delayed scientifically