HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Investiture Controversy, Clerical Marriage, Simony
16 Nov 2020
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The papacy now stood at the head of a new hierarchy and determined its legitimacy. The case of the archbishop of reims is instructive. Leo ix"s pontificate marked a turning point for the church. He was not around long enough to finish rooting out corruption, but he brought the reform into its final phase. He drove simoniacs from office. helped to end the practice of clerical marriage. improved priestly training and education. His last significant achievement was the creation of the college of cardinals. Recognizing that the church was intellectually ill-equipped to deal with all the issues confronting it. Leo decided to create a special body of advisors to the papacy. theologians, lawyers, philosophers, historians, scientists. diplomats who could lend expert counsel. These figures, handpicked by the pope became the college of cardinals. They figured prominently in the effort to resolve many of the long-pressing doctrinal issues that had never been wholly settled within the church.
