HIST 1001 Chapter : Midieval Religion
Document Summary
Believe they have spiritual authority of their people. Religious leaders should elect people who hold religious positions. Practice of lay investiture: secular lords electing members of clergy. Clerical marriage: priests allowed to marry; not be celibate. Assertion of papal powers: over kings and other clergy. Dynastic planning: figuring out who goes to clerical position. Gregorian reforms: attempts to address problems of church [1040s]; making it pure. Great schism [1054]: division of eastern and western churches. Pope leo ix sends papal legate humbert of silva candida to constantinople. Difference in practices between east and west over time. Pope wants to choose positions in other regions. Say kings get their authority from the pope. Nicene creed: holy spirit proceeds from father and the son [west] Pope wants east to agree with nicene creed. Instead of son and holy spirit coming from father [east] Humbert of silva wanted to impose clerical marriage on east.
