It is often the institutions that people believe to be the most sacred and hold to the highest esteem that end up being the exact opposite, usually plagued by some sort of malpractice or hidden corruption. When it is found out how unholy these institutions, it is often surprising because the common people have placed such a high importance on this group and they have placed their trust in it so fully. This disappointing phenomenon exemplifies the relationship held between Christians and the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages; the Church continually carrying out corrupt practices and taking advantage of its people, while its patrons stood idly as a consequence of their unwavering faith to the Church. Perhaps Christians at the time did not
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This conflict arose between Gregory and german Emperor Henry IV, where their differing opinions on who should choose local bishops clashed in the early 11th century. Pope Gregory was an advocate for more church authority and believed that he, and future popes, should have absolute say in certain spheres of power and decision making. To cement this total authority, Gregory created his “Dictatus Papae” in 1075, which laid out his vision for the church and delegated certain powers to the pope, illustrating his vision for a powerful papacy that had superiority over all Christians, despite political rule or boundaries. Among these powers is the right to choose local bishops in addition to being able to dispose political leaders, a declaration that was not enthusiastically received by political figures such as Henry IV.
The eventual outcome of this conflict resulted in the Concordat of Worms in 1122, which delegated power fairly evenly between the political and religious authority. The investiture conflict was not totally resolved at this agreement, however, and the continued split between the church and state on who has the dominant role in decision making would continue throughout the history of the Catholic Church, resurfacing very notably during Boniface’s papacy between the pope and several political
This conflict arose between Gregory and german Emperor Henry IV, where their differing opinions on who should choose local bishops clashed in the early 11th century. Pope Gregory was an advocate for more church authority and believed that he, and future popes, should have absolute say in certain spheres of power and decision making. To cement this total authority, Gregory created his “Dictatus Papae” in 1075, which laid out his vision for the church and delegated certain powers to the pope, illustrating his vision for a powerful papacy that had superiority over all Christians, despite political rule or boundaries. Among these powers is the right to choose local bishops in addition to being able to dispose political leaders, a declaration that was not enthusiastically received by political figures such as Henry IV.
The eventual outcome of this conflict resulted in the Concordat of Worms in 1122, which delegated power fairly evenly between the political and religious authority. The investiture conflict was not totally resolved at this agreement, however, and the continued split between the church and state on who has the dominant role in decision making would continue throughout the history of the Catholic Church, resurfacing very notably during Boniface’s papacy between the pope and several political