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Did the Roman emperor appoint the pope?

Papal appointment was a medieval method of selecting a pope. After an interregnum, the Kings of the Franks and the Holy Roman Emperor (whose selection the pope also sometimes had a hand in), generally assumed the role of confirming the results of papal elections.

What was the emperor’s role in electing bishops?

The emperor’s right to a substantial imbursement (payment) on the election of a bishop or abbot was specifically denied. The emperor renounced the right to invest ecclesiastics with ring and crosier, the symbols of their spiritual power, and guaranteed election by the canons of cathedral or abbey and free consecration.

When did the pope start appointing bishops?

It was in 1871 that a radical shift in law and practice began to take place. In that year the Law of Guarantees gave the pope the right to choose the bishops of the Kingdom of Italy, all 237 of them, appointments that through the unification of Italy had fallen into the hands of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.

How did increasing church power help create political unity?

How did increasing Church power help create political unity in Europe? A stronger Church was able to standardize practices throughout Christian Europe; popes claimed supremacy over secular rulers, creating a feeling of belonging to Christendom as well as to a kingdom or nation.

Why do you think the pope made Emperor Henry IV wait for 3 days before forgiving him?

Why do you think the pope made Emperor Henry IV wait for three days before forgiving him? He probably wanted to make sure that Emperor Henry IV was sincere and was truthful and all the way to his word of begging for forgiveness before agreeing to it.

Did the pope have power in the Holy Roman Empire?

Succession to the imperial crown throughout the history of the Holy Roman Empire depended upon coronation by the pope and, especially later, election. As a result, most emperors took power as kings before ascending to the rank of emperor, though some also assumed the imperial crown as coemperor with their predecessor.

How did the pope rise to power?

During the early history of Christianity, Rome became an increasingly important center of the faith, which gave the bishop of Rome (the pope) more power over the entire church, thereby ushering in the era of papal supremacy.

Why was it significant that Charlemagne was crowned emperor by the pope?

In his role as a zealous defender of Christianity, Charlemagne gave money and land to the Christian church and protected the popes. As a way to acknowledge Charlemagne’s power and reinforce his relationship with the church, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans on December 25, 800, at St.

What conflict erupted between the Holy Roman Emperor and the leaders of the Catholic Church?

The Investiture Controversy
Overview. The Investiture Controversy was the most significant conflict between church and state in medieval Europe, specifically the Holy Roman Empire. In the 11th and 12th centuries, a series of popes challenged the authority of European monarchies.

How is a pope appointed?

Popes are chosen by the College of Cardinals, the Church’s most senior officials, who are appointed by the Pope and usually ordained bishops. They are summoned to a meeting at the Vatican which is followed by the Papal election – or Conclave. The maximum number of cardinal electors is 120.

Do all bishops become cardinals?

With the revision of the Code of Canon Law promulgated in 1917 by Pope Benedict XV, only those who are already priests or bishops may be appointed cardinals. Since the time of Pope John XXIII a priest who is appointed a cardinal must be consecrated a bishop, unless he obtains a dispensation.

How did Henry IV try to force the pope to relinquish?

Henry IV tried to force the pope to relinquish his position. Pope Gregory VII wanted Henry IV to resign as emperor. Henry IV believed he had the authority to appoint church officials. Pope Gregory VII believed that only he could act on behalf of God. Henry IV believed he had the authority to appoint church officials.

Why did the nobles support the pope over the king?

And most Christian nobles believed that the Pope could send them there for all eternity, meaning that in a “forced choice,” they would support the Pope over their king. When the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV got on the wrong side of the Pope in 1077 by trying to appoint bishops, the Pope excommunicated him.

Did the Catholic Church have the power of the Roman Empire?

Although the Church did not have the legions of the empire, it had other ways of expressing power, as we have mentioned, thus paving the way for the Church to take up where the Roman Empire had left off, as the nexus of power in Western Europe.

How did the monarch of France differ from the Emperor?

How did the monarch of France differ from the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire? The monarch was excommunicated by the pope. The monarch openly defied a decision by the pope. The monarch owed his power to his loyal nobles. The monarch had to compromise with the Church.