How did clunaic reforms address church problems?

Answer 1

They reformed the medieval monasteries that had been corrupted by local aristocrats and lords who forcefully inserted loyal subjects into monasteries to gain the wealth and spiritual influence of these independent institutions. The Clunaic reforms pressured all monasteries to return to the rule of St. Benedict internally, particularly giving up [illicit] sexual relations and the buying/selling of offices or appointment in monasteries. These reforms incited bishops within the Church proper to follow the reforms as well until finally, monasteries were brought under the jurisdiction of the Church and the appointment of Popes and bishops was made the exclusive right of the Church (see also, Lay Investiture and Pope Pope Gregory VII, once a Benedictine monk associate with this reforming system). These reforming aims were enforced by the Church through the power of excommuniation & anathema, making the interference of lay rulers in Church matters dangerous to the political control of the aristocratic lords under them. However, these reforms and the efforts of the Church to remove their matters from secular interference made the Church more powerful than many rulers and effectively entwined secular and spiritual issues more tightly thoughout the next several centuries of the Middle Ages.