Commenting on the close ties that existed between Church and State, Norman Davies writes in his book Europe — A History: “The state and the church were fused into one indivisible whole.
Kommenteerides kiriku ja riigi vahelisi tihedaid sidemeid, kirjutab Norman Davies raamatus „Europe – A History ”:„ Riik ja kirik olid sulanud kokku üheks lahutamatuks tervikuks.