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Power is the thing that separated the normal people and the upper-class members of the community. The church had the most power of all. They had control over most the people and even the king himself. This superstition is why church became a “sanctuary” for people. The other meaning of sanctuary is a place of refuge or asylum. That means not even the kings men could arrest or harm a person inside sanctuary.
A person inside a church was considered a person that could not be harmed. The person could not be arrested (Like Esmeralda, when the king’s men found out that she didn’t have a city
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People looked at sanctuary with awe because the people who ran the church had much power. pass during the Day of Fools) or harmed. Quasimodo was defenseless when he left sanctuary to participate in the Day of Fools. This obviously would make some people angry, such as the priest’s brother, who was the lead judge and law, because he could not make any arrests (Including Esmeralda) when inside sanctuary.
Sanctuary in today’s world would probably be home. Even a person who has done a crime could not be sent to jail, or have anything done to them (Like the priest’s brother who killed Phoebus and blamed Esmeralda for it). This made the people’s faith grow in fear and awe. The sanctuary is a place of great power and awe that should not be underestimated by anyone; especially a long time ago during the times when the head of the church had more power than the king. Also, the other description of a sanctuary is a place of refuge.
However, once you left sanctuary, you would be helpless and could not defend yourself. Home fits every description of a sanctuary. Nowadays, no one has that much power to have a place that a person couldn’t be harmed, arrested, or persecuted, but your home is the best place you turn to when you need refuge.
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