Kerry,
Those feudal times were called "the dark ages" by some. The church ruled thru superstition and intimidation. The church was at its low ebb and run by unscupulous characters. The church was most unchristian.
To see the true effect of Christianinty, you must look just beyond the feudal age to the time when chrisitianity was in its Reformation. There, in the aftermath of Luther's work you see the rise of the individual. The Reformation emphasised several doctrines that had been obscurred--"The individual priesthood of all believers" was one such teaching.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags