text_original: Popes and Emperors still claimed to be the joint heads of Western Christendom, and sometimes acted as if their supremacy were still recognised. But their claims were practically obsolete.
text_transcription: POPES AND EMPERORS STILL CLAIMED TO BE THE JOINT HEADS OF WESTERN CHRISTENDOM AND SOMETIMES ACTED AS IF THEIR SUPREMACY WAS STILL RECOGNIZED BUT THEIR CLAIMS WERE PRACTICALLY OBSOLETE
phonemes: pˈoʊps ænd ˈɛmpɚɹɚz stˈɪl klˈeɪmd təbi ðə dʒˈɔɪnt hˈɛdz ʌv wˈɛstɚn kɹˈɪsəndəm, ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈæktᵻd æz ɪf ðɛɹ suːpɹˈɛməsi wɜː stˈɪl ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd. bˌʌt ðɛɹ klˈeɪmz wɜː pɹˈæktɪkli ˈɑːbsəlˌiːt.