Pope Gregory VII.
Pope St. Gregory VII was pope in 1075.Pope St. Gregory VII was pope in 1075.
Henry IV spoke with the pope in Canossa to beg for forgiveness.
The Pope was angry about something that caused him to excommunicate Henry IV. Henry begged for forgiveness and was allowed back into the church. The next year he was excommunicated once again. It is not clear what brought on the anger of the Pope.
King Henry fought the great pope because the pope would not grant him a divorce.
It's because Henry's nobles supported Gregory, and the reason why Henry begged the Pope was because he said the Pope had no real authority.
Which pope and which King Henry? Please be specific.
Henry the 8th left the church after the Pope refused to grant him a divorce from his wife because she would not bare him a son. He was not in danger after the Pope excommunicated him from the church.
The pope refused to grant Henry an annulment or divorce. Henry VIII then decided to split with the Church and became the head ('pope?') of the Anglican Church and granted himself a divorce.
Emperor Henry IV called a meeting with the bishops and with their approval he sent Pope Gregory VII a letter ordering him to step down. Gregory sent a letter back excommunicating Henry IV. Henry asked for forgiveness to no avail. In January 1077, Henry went to Canossa where Gregory was visiting still trying to get forgiveness. After making Henry wait three days out in the snow, Pope Gregory finally ended his excommunication.
In a nutshell: Henry formed his own Church, the Church of England, and declared himself the head. He then granted himself a divorce. The pope then excommunicated Henry.
The Pope stopped speaking to King Henry VIII because Henry requested an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which the Pope refused to grant. This led Henry to break away from the Catholic Church and establish the Church of England with himself as the head, causing a rift between him and the Pope.
The Church of England, or Anglican Church