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No. Pope Gregory VII in 1079AD decreed the practice.
Henry crossed the freezing Alps to the Italian town of Canossa. He approached the castle where the Pope Gregory VII was a guest and then begged humbly to be forgiven.
He stopped kings appointing unqualified church leaders.
pope Gregory VII wanted to change the rules about the religion. Henry IV got angry and thought he can fire pope Gregory VII. Henry got excommunicated from the church. years past, he came back and begged for forgiveness and was back in the church society.
Henry IV became Holy Roman Emperor in 1070 A.D., and Hildebrand became Pope Gregory VII in 1073 A.D., he forbade lay investiture in 1075 A.D.. A synod at Worms attempted to depose the Pope in 1076 A.D. and the Pope excommunicated Henry and the Bishops later that same year. In 1077 A.D., Henry said he was sorry and submitted to ecclesiastical penance.
Pope St. Gregory VII was pope in 1075.Pope St. Gregory VII was pope in 1075.
Pope Gregory VII was elected pope on April 23, 1073.
Pope Gregory VII was a Catholic pope. Of course he was a Christian.
Yes, Gregory VII's birth name was Hildebran.
Pope Gregory VII.
pope Gregory VII
He was elected as pope on April 22, 1073.
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Pope Gregory VII was considered a good leader for temporal affairs of the Church but came up lacking in spiritual matters.
He was elected pope on April 22, 1073.