1. Medieval Feud
PART 2

2. Feud between a Pope and a King
Fights between popes and kings occurred often?
Why?
to challenge the authority of the other
to show who had more power
Who would the people listen to more

3. Who and Why Who was involved? Henry IV was the king
Gregory VII was the Pope
2. What did they both want?
Kings wanted church leaders to obey them
while the pope claimed he could crown kings
3. What situation started the argument?
Pope wanted kings to stop appointing high rank church officials
King wanted and high-ranking church officials
act as “allies”
Without them, Henry risked losing power

4. Drama Henry’s reaction Decree passed by Gregory VII (the pope)
Decree: official order forbidding kings from appointing church officials
the decree limited Henry’s power
Henry’s reaction
refused to obey Gregory/decree
Gregory was no longer the pope
3. Gregory’s reaction:
Gregory to Henry, no longer the king
Excommunicated Henry
excludes a person from church membership
Catholics believed they could not go to heaven if excommunicated

5. Reaction of the People Nobles defended the pope Gregory reaction
Henry backed down
begged for forgiveness
admitted being wrong
Gregory reaction
Forgave Henry
Gregory accepted new king, making Henry’s apology pointless
Henry went to war and lost

6. Conclusion Concordat or Worms Terms of the concordat
Concordat: agreement between the pope and king (new pope and new king many years later)
Terms of the concordat
Only popes had authority to appoint high- ranking church officials (bishops)
only kings could give them jobs in the government