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The bitter rivalry between Fredrick II and Innocent IV caused them to disagree with anything that concerned either of them. Each party tried to debase the other through words and actions. In reaction to Fredrick II’s deposition by Innocent IV, the banter between the two became increasingly more barbed, as they both took stabs as each other. Both Fredrick and Innocent (through their individual texts) agree that church and state are indeed separate organizations. …

…the Church as being powerful is common through both pieces, although the power comes through different mean While Fredrick and Innocent never agreed on their views of the Church, the deposition of Fredrick II caused a rift between the state and church. The views of the Church were on two extremes, whereas Fredrick II saw the church as having exceeding its responsibilities, Innocent IV felt that the church has inherent rights superior to the state.