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Pope Gregory the Great was a reformer (someone who got the early Church back on track during tough times). He worked at showing the kings and rulers that they should not rule the Church and make the Church decisions, such as choosing the bishops. He was, in fact, one of the main starters of the reformation of the Catholic Church (although it took about 300 more years before this really started taking effect).

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Roman Catholic AnswerPope St. Gregory VII was one of the most outstanding popes in history, and for that matter, one of the most outstanding men. He strengthened the papacy through alliance with the Normans, and his handling problems with clergy who purchased their offices, he made several remarkable edicts:

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With admirable discernment, Gregory began his great work of purifying the Church by a reformation of the clergy. At his first Lenten Synod (March, 1074) he enacted the following decrees:

•That clerics who had obtained any grade or office of sacred orders by payment should cease to minister in the Church.

•That no one who had purchased any church should retain it, and that no one for the future should be permitted to buy or sell ecclesiastical rights.

•That all who were guilty of incontinence should cease to exercise their sacred ministry.

•That the people should reject the ministrations of clerics who failed to obey these injunctions.

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Pope St. Gregory the Great was pope for fourteen years from 590 to 604 A.D. In those fourteen years he accomplished so much as to stagger the mind. To this day, his name is still connected with Plain Song - Gregorian Chant. At the link below is the article Catholic Encyclopedia article on Pope St. Gregory the Great. If you scroll about half way down, you will see his accomplishments as Pope.

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sent augustine along with 40 monks to england to get rid of paganism and to convert the saxon king to Christianity.

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