HIST107 1nd Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I Normans II Technologies of Expansion a Heavy Cavalry b Bows c Castles III Bayeux Tapestry Outline of Current Lecture I Church Reform Movement a Pope Leo IX b Pope Gregory VII Current Lecture The Medieval Expansion of Europe Church Reform Church Reform Movement o Tight knit relationship between churches and the Empire o Bishops were still extremely important o People began to question the place of the church in the world Why should church property be embedded with local families Why should church property be inherited Why should church properties be controlled by the laity Proprietary churches were being identified as an issue There was the belief that the church was being polluted by laity interference These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o o o o o o o Simony buying and selling of church office o Clerical Marriage Priests should be celibate Why should the emperor be the one to appoint bishops This reform began on a local level first William of Aquitaine found monastery of Cluny Decided that monks will elect their own abbot voluntarily surrendered his right of interference in church affairs Gave the church the liberty to worship God and conduct their affairs without outside interference Securing the liberty of the church became a major factor in this church reform movement Starting in 1050 reformers came to Rome while Pope Leo IX was pope Leo IX is seen as first reforming Pope Leo IX is appointed by Henry III then asks people and clergy of Rome to confirm his appointment to office shows that he is going to be a new type of Pope 1059 Election decree sais that cardinals most important bishops and clergy of Rome should be the ones to elect the Pope Set basic system for electing a Pope that we still have today Dictatus papae Gregory VII 1075 papal supremacy The Investiture Conflict named because of conflict over investing bishops mainly conflict over supremacy Image Canossa Gregory VII Henry IV and Mathilda of Tuscany 11th century Concordat of Worms 1122 settles the fight over Investiture Emperor gives up the right to invest Bishops Compromise Popes recognize ruler can be present and decide in disputed elections
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