In which ways did the canons about marriage, passed by the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215, change the church's role in marriages? What did this mean for ordinary laypeople?

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The Answer is Answer would ideally include the following. The church now claimed jurisdiction over all marital disputes. The church required that marriage banns (announcements) had to be made public by priests to ensure that any objections to a projected union could be voiced. The church's claims also affected inheritance law and career options because the canons declared that children of clandestine or forbidden marriages could not inherit from their parents or become priests.

In Which Ways Did the Canons About Marriage, Passed by the Fourth