According to the Catholic Church, an important failure of feudalism during the Middle Ages was the lack of centralized authority and power. The Church believed that feudalism caused a fragmentation of power and created a society with multiple, competing authorities. This made it difficult for the Church to exert its influence and maintain religious and moral order, leading to conflicts and abuses of power. The Catholic Church sought to establish a more centralized and unified system of governance, which eventually led to the rise of monarchies and the decline of feudalism.
