The term is the Investiture Controversy,
What caused the struggle for the power in the Balkans that erupted in 1914?
The relationship between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV of Germany was marked by intense conflict over the authority of the church versus the monarchy, culminating in the Investiture Controversy. Gregory VII's assertion of papal supremacy and his excommunication of Henry IV in 1076 led to a significant power struggle. Henry's subsequent penance at Canossa in 1077 temporarily reconciled them, but tensions persisted, ultimately resulting in a weakening of royal authority in Germany and reinforcing papal power. This conflict laid the groundwork for ongoing disputes between church and state in medieval Europe.
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.
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.
What were Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV in disagreement about
Pope Gregory VII checked the power of the Holy Roman Emperor by asserting the principle of papal supremacy, particularly through the famous Investiture Controversy. He opposed the practice of lay investiture, where secular leaders appointed church officials, claiming that only the pope had the authority to appoint bishops. This conflict culminated in the excommunication of Emperor Henry IV, which weakened his authority and led to a significant power struggle between the papacy and the monarchy. Gregory's actions reinforced the idea that the pope held spiritual authority over secular rulers.
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.
Power Struggle was created in 2000.
A:The clash between Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII proved that power can be ephemeral.In 1074, Gregory wrote to Henry reproaching him for his conduct and telling him that like everybody else, he was bound to obey papal decrees. If Henry did not, he would have to suffer the consequences. Henry, furious at such insolence, summoned at Worms a synod of German bishops, who were themselves smarting under Gregory's dictates. The synod denounced Gregory as a usurper of the papacy and accused him of perjury, immorality of various kinds, and abuses of papal authority in the dioceses of Germany. It pronounced Gregory deposed, a sentence confirmed by bishops of Lombardy.A few weeks later, Gregory held a synod in Rome, that excommunicated Henry and all the bishops who had sided with him, released Henry's vassals from their oath of fealty, and declared him deposed. Henry, placed on the defensive and with his throne endangered, had to agree to allow Gregory to come to Augsburg in Germany to settle the affair. Gregory accepted the invitation, set out but had difficulty getting through Lombardy because of the strong sentiment against him.Finding his passage to Germany blocked by the Lombards, Gregory accepted Henry's plea for forgiveness at Canossa, and Henry was able to return and present to his subjects his absolution as the definitive settlement of the affair.Now feeling secure in Germany, Henry marched into Italy with his troops in 1081 and laid siege to Rome. In desperation Gregory appealed to the Normans. Henry's forces withdrew, without giving battle. The Normans had freed the city from the emperor but then looted and burnt at least a third of it. The result was one the worst sacks in the history of Rome, for which the Romans held Gregory responsible. He managed to get out of the city unscathed, though cursed, and made his way to Salerno where the Normans ensured his safety.Gregory was died in exile, defeated and broken in body and spirit. He had briefly wielded more power than the emperor, but at great cost to himself and Rome. John W. O'Malley S.J. (A History of the Popes) says that no pope ever died hated by more people than Gregory VII.
Pope Gregory VII issued the Dictatus Papae in 1075, which outlined the powers of the pope and asserted papal supremacy over secular rulers. He forbade kings from exercising authority over church appointments and insisted that only the pope had the power to appoint bishops and invest them with spiritual authority. This conflict with secular rulers, particularly with Emperor Henry IV, contributed to the Investiture Controversy, a significant power struggle between church and state during the Middle Ages.
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 days in the snow as a penitent begging absolution, which the Pope granted. Pope Gregory claimed sole authority to summon councils, appoint bishops, canonize saints, and depose emperors, all through the power of the keys. But Henry outsmarted Pope Gregory by asking for pardon - something that Gregory, as a priest of the Church could not refuse, but in absolving him, he deprived his vassals of their grounds for rebellion and restored Henry to a position from which he could threaten the pope. A synod of bishops declared Gregory deposed, and Henry appointed an anti-pope, and Pope Gregory died in exile from Rome with no support even from many of his own cardinals. Nevertheless, he strengthened the Church and the power of the papacy in dealing with princes.