In the 11th century Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII were locked in a battle over the controversial conflict, Lay Investiture. Lay Investiture was the ability to appoint church officials, and before Pope Gregory VII the kings always had the power of Lay Investiture, however, the Pope believed that the king should not have any power in picking church officials, and so the conflict began. In light of this incident it was unclear who had more power, however, in my opinion the king should possess more power as the king had the divine right to rule. As in the letter to the Pope: “Henry, king not by usurpation, but by the holy ordination of God,” (Henry IV,pg. 76). Henry IV, as said in the letter had the divine right to rule, the Pope did not have the
