The Reform Papacy
I can explain the impact of the Reform Papacy on relations between the Church and secular rulers.
The Reform Papacy
I can explain the impact of the Reform Papacy on relations between the Church and secular rulers.
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Key learning points
- Popes from the mid-11th century wished to reform the Church.
- The pope had given William of Normandy the papal banner to invade England.
- In return, William promised to reform the English Church in line with the Reform Papacy.
- Pope Gregory IX issued his Dictatus Papae which said the pope had the power to depose monarchs.
- The Reform Papacy clashed with monarchs in Europe, especially the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV.
Keywords
Secular - the opposite of sacred; a part of life that is not to do with the Church or religion
Depose - remove someone from office (their official role or position)
Excommunication - to exclude someone from the community of the Church until they put right what they had been doing wrong
Concordat - a treaty or official agreement
Common misconception
The Normans reforms of the Church were specific to England.
The Church reforms were part of a much bigger European reform movement led by a succession of popes known as the Reform Papacy.
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