What conflict existed between kings and church officials in the formation of organized kingdoms? Provide two examples.

The people in kingdoms were believers so the Church believed that the people should listen to it as the highest source of power. Kings believed that they were the source of power since they were Kings. They clashed with the church on this and often the Church would excommunicate them which would be troublesome. An example of this was the rise of Protestantism where kingdoms wanted to be separated from the Pope. Another can be the Avignon Papacy when France wanted to have its own pope.