HIST-281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Dictatus Papae, Humbert Of Silva Candida, Papal Supremacy
28 Oct 2020
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The granting of symbols was interpreted as granting real spiritual authority and effective political influence. The popes took henry"s overreach as an affront to their own prerogative. This dated back to the donation of constantine. The institution of the papacy was in general resistant to hre incursions. The pope that mattered most was gregory vii: gregory vii had been formerly known as cardinal hildebrand. They firsthand witnessed the excommunications that caused the schism of 1054. He didn"t want to back down on his fervent claims to roman superiority. In opposition to henry iv and the hre. According to gregory, papal prerogatives included the undeniable fact that all princes must kiss the pope"s feet. They could crown kings and emperors as they saw fit. Henry iv still went a head and nominated his own bishopric of milan in italy. He justified his move by appealing to his authority as the heir to the apostle peter.
