Priest

*Priest administered the sacraments, absolved men and women from their sins through confessions, and made pronouncement to the community form the bishop or pope.

*in villages the priest was the only contact the people had to the church.

*priest also preached the teachings of the Church and explained the bible.

*were exempt from taxes because their work was considered noble.

*priests also established and ran a local school

* made money through tithes
-parishioners paid from working in the fields