The Reformation of the World: the Gregorian Reform, c. 1050-1150
Controversies in Church History01/29/20 • 50 min
In 1077, the Emperor Henry IV did homage to pope Gregory VII at Canossa in northern Italy, who in return absolved him of the excommunication he had pronounced upon the Emperor. The most powerful man in Europe submitted himself to the bishop of Rome, who not only excommunicated him but even declared him deposed as emperor and absolved his subjects from their allegiance to him.
The Gregorian reform movement saw popes clash with kings, church reformers impose celibacy upon the clergy and enjoin their vision of a purified Church on medieval society, lay and clerical alike. In the next lecture, we will explain why and how reforming clergy like Gregory VII reshaped the life of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages, in ways that affect us as Catholics directly to this day.
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