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.
The 11th century conflict over lay investiture highlighted the struggles between church and state as reform minded popes attempted to limit the scope of the secular authority. Gregory VII asserted that:
All princes shall kiss the feet of the Pope
That he (the Pope) may be permitted to depose emperors
That he himself (the Pope) may be judged by no one.
the pope didn't like the king appointing people for the church, and made a reform that stopped that. then king henry fired the pope. then the pope replied by excommunicating henry. henry came to beg forgiveness and stood in the snow for three days before henry forgave him.
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.
The issue was the Investiture Controversy, the question of who had the right to choose new bishops.
Henry refused to obey Gregory also when Gregory accepted the new king Henry went to war Gregory allies drove out Henry forces
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.
Saint Thomas Becket was chancellor of England and archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Henry II and was martyred following a bitter battle with the monarchy over royal control of church law.
Pope Gregory died leaving Henry iv to do as he pleased
Pope Gregory VII
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.
An argument went on between Gregory and Henry. This argument was on whether Henry or Gregory should choose the next Bishop. Gregory got rejected by the Roman's on whether he should pick the next Bishop because of Henry. So Gregory "Excommunicated" Henry. Henry then traveled to Italy to apologize to Gregory. Before Gregory forgave him Henry stood out in the snow for three days out side of Gregory's room.
King Henry and Pope Gregory
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The issue was the Investiture Controversy, the question of who had the right to choose new bishops.
Henry D. Gregory has written: 'A layman's look at four miracles' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Miracles, Bible
Henry refused to obey Gregory also when Gregory accepted the new king Henry went to war Gregory allies drove out Henry forces
Roman Catholic AnswerThe issue was lay investiture, where the Emperor was filling the vacant sees of Bishops. Pope Gregory VII removed this power, when Henry refused to go along with him, Pope Gregory excommunicated him and all the bishops that he appointed it. However, Henry immediately submitted so the Holy Father had to reinstate him and give him penance.
What were Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV in disagreement about
William Henry Gregory was born in 1817.