IntroductionThe papacy is the office of the pope. The word papa comes from the Latin form of the word “Papa” meaning father. The office of the Pope or rather the papacy is responsible for a wide variety of things. Specifically, the primary responsibility of the Papacy is the spiritual well-being of the members of the Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church came to power in the 6th century and lasted through the 9th century. There were several circumstantial and even coincidental factors that contributed to the high regard of the church in the 6th century. The beginning was the unwanted popularity of the church. This may be related to his relationship with the early apostles. The Roman Church was the first in the empire to be founded by the Apostles. Since the 4th century the Roman Empire was preparing to receive the Church as the highest power in its territory. When the barbarians began their invasion of Rome, the Church had a very powerful leader. Pope Gregory I was responsible for Rome's finances, food, water supply and police. He gave a new face to the Papacy. He established a new church liturgy. Liturgy means service to the people. There were several factors that contributed to his dominance over Western Europe until the Reformation. The main contribution should have been the invasion of the barbarians. When the barbarians invaded the church he converted. Their motto was: “convert the monarch and the people would eventually follow. There were positive and negative ramifications to this reality. We see the Carolingian Renaissance, brought about by the conversion of the Franks, and the monastic ideal. The monastery is made up of monks and nuns. Literature s...... half of the document ......ts.com (accessed 18 April 2014). Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.D'Ambrosio, Dr. Marcellino. The Crossroads Initiative: Biography and Writings of Pope Saint Leo the Great. www.crossroadsinitiative.com (accessed 18 April 2014). Ferguson, Corrie. Constantine converts to Christianity. 15 December 1998. www.thenagain.info (accessed 18 April 2014). Kreis, Steven. "The Guide to History; Lessons on Ancient and Medieval European History; Lesson 20." Conference, 2009. Ross, Dr. Nancy. Carolingian. www.smartistory.khanacademy.org (accessed 19 April 2014). Snajdar, Tea Gudek. Charlemagne: Carolingian Renaissance-third part. 22 August 2010. www.medievalwall.com (accessed 19 April 2014). Wood, Thomas E. The Catholic Church Built Western Civilization. Washington, DC: Regenry Publishing Inc., 2005.