text_original: The Pope was regarded as the court of final appeal. The crusades being religious wars, the Popes were naturally looked upon as leaders. Enor  mous wealth, together with the power which accompanied it, was given into the hands of the Church as a result of religious enthusiasm.
text_transcription: THE POPE WAS REGARDED AS THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL THE CRUSADES BEING RELIGIOUS WARS THE POPES WERE NATURALLY LOOKED UPON AS LEADERS ENORMOUS WEALTH TOGETHER WITH THE POWER WHICH ACCOMPANIED IT WAS GIVEN INTO THE HANDS OF THE CHURCH AS A RESULT OF RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM
phonemes: ðə pˈoʊp wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv fˈaɪnəl ɐpˈiːl. ðə kɹuːsˈeɪdz bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs wˈɔːɹz, ðə pˈoʊps wɜː nˈætʃɚɹəli lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn æz lˈiːdɚz. ˈiːnɚ mˈuːz wˈɛlθ, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪððə pˈaʊɚ wˌɪtʃ ɐkˈʌmpənid ɪt, wʌz ɡˈɪvən ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm.