Pope Gregory VII sought to end lay investiture, a practice where secular leaders appointed bishops and other church officials. His efforts were part of a broader movement known as the Investiture Controversy, which aimed to assert the independence of the Church from secular authorities. Gregory VII's reforms emphasized the need for the Church to have the sole authority in appointing clergy, which led to significant conflict with rulers, notably Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire.
Pope Gregory VII was one of the most prominent opponents of lay investiture during the Investiture Controversy in the 11th century. He believed that only the church had the authority to appoint bishops and saw lay investiture as an encroachment on the church's independence.
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king wants to put his friends in big offices but bishops choose. the lay is the secular part
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The issue lay investiture was considered so important by both German emperors and popes because Henry IV believed that he had the right to appoint bishops of the German church but Pope Gregory VII angrily opposed lay investiture and responded to the emperor's attempt to name bishops by excommunicating Henry IV.
The appointment of church officials by kings and nobles rather than by the pope