What was the problem between Pope Gregory and Henry VIII?

Pope Gregory died leaving Henry iv to do as he pleased

The conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV is called the Investiture Controversy, it was over who had the right to appoint Bishops, the Emperor or the Pope.

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.

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.

Investiture Controversy - Henry felt that he, as emperor, had the right to appoint any bishops in his kingdom. Gregory insisted that only the pope could appoint them.

Henry IV of Germany told him to resign. In exchange, Gregory excommunicated Henry and remained as pope.

Pope Gregory excommunicated King Henry IV while Henry declared the pope deposed. Most of the people seemed to support the actions of the pope and not those of Henry.

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.

Pope Gregory VII.

As far as I know, Henry VII had no problems with the Pope. That honor fell to Henry VIII.

Roman Catholic Answer The 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.

who gets to appoint church officials.

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.

Pope Gregory VII

Pope Gregory VII

they excommunicate because they had an disagreement about who had the right to appoint church officials.

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.

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. Emperor Henry IV

King Henry the VIII.

because king Henry wanted to choose his own bishops and threatened the pope to let him so then the pope excommunicated him but the king Henry notice he was losing respect so he put on a fur shirt (what beggars and peasants wore) and went to the popes winter palace in the alps the problem was it was freezing but Henry marched there and begged the pope to let him inside but the pope said…

emporer Henry IV

Henry lV violated the pope's orders.

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.

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Pope Gregory VII excommunicated Emperor Henry because of a disagreement on who had the right to appoint church officials. This all started because Gregory issued a decree saying that bishops will no longer be chosen by anyone other than the church. A revolution then rose because Pope Gregory told Henry's vassals that they no longer needed to support or follow him. With no one following him he was forced to apologize however when he attempted…

Henry thought that he should be the person to appoint bishops in his kingdom. The pope said that only he, as pope, could appoint bishops.

Henry wanted the right to name new bishops in his kingdom. Gregory stated that only the pope could elevate bishops. It became known as the Lay Investiture Controversy.

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.

No, Pope Gregory the Great .was also known as Pope Gregory I.

Henry was excommunicated on February 22, 1076.

Pope Gregory VII, and Henry IV

St. Gregory VII, also known as Hildebrand, 1073-1085) was an Italian, who succeeded Pope Leo IX and became one of the greatest popes, so much so that the changes in the Church in the eleventh century came to be known as the Gregorian or Hildebrandian Reforms. Pope Gregory VII had problems with Emperor Henry IV, whom he excommunicated and deposed him. Henry went to the Pope in Canossa in Italy where he stood for three…

Henry VIII was born on 28 June 1491 and died on 28 January 1547 Pope Gregory XIII was born on 7 January 1502 and died on 10 April 10, 1585. He was Pope from 1572 to 1585. The two men did not cross paths.

King Henry and Pope Gregory

This is the Investiture Crisis a dispute between the Pope and the Emperor as to whom had the right to invest Bishops the lay ruler or the Church. It was symptomatic of a dispute between the Pope and the Emperor as to their authority, in particular their authority over each other. Pope Gregory eventually won this dispute and Henry was forced to seek absolution from the Pope. The dispute over the secular power of the…

Pope Gregory II, I think. Then he argued with Henry VI about it.

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The issue was the Investiture Controversy, the question of who had the right to choose new bishops.

The term is the Investiture Controversy,

Roman Catholic Answer One of the biggest things to happen during the reign of Pope Gregory VII was the investiture controversy. The issue was who had the right to appoint bishops, and the Popes have always held that as their right. King Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor, was the primary target of Pope St. Gregory VII, but the popes have always said that it was their right, alone, to appoint new bishops, Henry disagree…

That would be Pope Saint Gregory I.

Both claimed the exclusive right to name new bishops.

He is most famous for the role he played in the Investiture Controversy with Henry IV.

Pretty headstrong due to his constantquarrelswith Pope Gregory, and determined too.

During the 11th century, the Holy Roman Emperor was Henry IV of Germany. He had an ongoing power struggle with the Pope, Gregory VII. As punishment for his defiance, Henry was twice excommunicated from the Church.

Yes, Pope Gregory I was the 64th pope.

Pope Gregory VII

It was because when the kings chose church officials as their vassals, it gave them hope 2 keep their power on the same level as the German nobles. When Pope Gregory VII wanted to practice lay investiture, the kings power woudn't be the same as it was before.

Pope Gregory VII was a Catholic pope. Of course he was a Christian.