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Intensifications of the Central Middle Ages, cont.:. Why were the bonds between secular and religious leaders so complex by 1050?. What does Bennett mean by papal monarchy?. Key Popes of the Central Middle Ages. Gregory VII (1073 – 1085) Urban II (1088 – 1099) Innocent III (1198 – 1215).
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Why were the bonds between secular and religious leaders so complex by 1050?
Key Popes of the Central Middle Ages • Gregory VII (1073 – 1085) • Urban II (1088 – 1099) • Innocent III (1198 – 1215)
Some problems in the church and papacy c. 900 - 1000 • Office for sale • Corrupt popes • Little spiritual leadership • Control by secular leaders (esp. royalty) • Etc.
Pope John XII (for example)955-964 What should a pope NOT do?
Another problem:Henry III made emperor by pope in 1046, then he makes a pope in turn! Whose authority is higher?
Goals of Gregorian Reform • Eliminate lay control of church • Examples?
Goals of Gregorian Reform • Eliminate lay control of church • No more purchasing of offices (simony)
Goals of Gregorian Reform • Eliminate lay control of church • No more purchasing of offices (simony) • No more clerical marriage or sexual activity (nicolaitism)
Goals of Gregorian Reform • Eliminate lay control of church • No more purchasing of offices (simony) • No more clerical marriage or sexual activity (nicolaitism) • What were some of the consequences of this reform program?
Why is it not entirely accurate to talk about this as Church vs. State?
Which canons did you pull out as particularly important or interesting? Why?
Canons of the Fourth Lateran Council • Extended and consolidated papal and ecclesiastical authority • Regulated ecclesiastical offices, hierarchy, and bureaucracy • Articulated requirements for living Christian and for who was excluded (heretics & Jews)
What was the relationship between universities and Church power?