Pope Gregory XV And Wycliffe

Throughout the central Middle Ages, Europe was characterized by the power struggle between the secular and the ecclesiastic. The question of rule by God or by man was one which arose with unwavering frequency among scholars, clergy, and nobility alike. The line which separated church and state was blurry at best, leading to the development of the Investiture Conflict in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and the attempts to undermine the heir to the throne in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Four men stand out among dozens in this effort to define the powers of the lay versus that of the spiritual: Emperor/kings Henry IV and John of England, and the popes who aggressively challenged their exertions of authority, Pope Gregory VII

Dictatus Papae The disagreement between pope and emperor has always been an issue of Middle Ages. As soon as 1059 (sixteen years earlier than the Dictatus Papae) a papal bull was introduced which eliminated the laity from the election of the pope, plus, the role of emperor was further decreased (even if emperors were practicing the right of veto) in order to accept the decision of Church. Consequently, anti-popes appeared and only a few official popes were accepted. Then methods were implemented for dissolving the complication of unanimous agreement such as s 'acclamation', 'scrutiny' and 'compromissum' although the conflict of elections still exsisted.

For over a period of seven hundred plus years, from Gregory the Great’s papacy to Boniface VIII’s papacy, the world experienced many influential popes, whose accomplishments changed the course of history. Many of these popes become known for both their positive accomplishments, which brought prosperity to their people, and for their failures, which in many cases led to their own death. Throughout the given time period, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Gregory VII, Pope Innocent III, and Pope Gregory IX, were all influential popes whose accomplishments are what they are most remembered for. First, Pope Nicholas II decreed that the College of Cardinals would obtain authority to choose the pope. The College of Cardinals was made up of a group of Roman Church officials who were in charge of electing the pope, which was put in place to prevent kings from selecting popes.

In the cool foggy streets of Rome people busily going about their days work. Walking through the marketplace, Pope Gregory spotted a queer sight. There at the slave auction stood three fair skinned boys. The slave auctioneer told him they were from Britain and their people were called Anglo Saxons. Pope Gregory felt sorry for the boys and bought all three and went home to teach and take care of them.

The Pope is the head of the Church: he represents the ultimate religious authority. However, as a Bishop of Rome, the Pope is also in command of certain secular affairs, including some military aspects. Certainly, the Pope is a link between the earthly and the divine realms. Problems arise when the imperfect world the Pope physically lives in interferes with his heavenly objectives. Taking Pope Gregory I as an example, I am going to look at his letters to analyze how he reconciled his political and spiritual goals, whether he valued one category over the other, and how he justified it.

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Recently, I was at a supermarket which was promoting ‘Purple Day’. Curious; I wandered round the store to know why the staff were all dressed in purple and why the occasion ‘Purple Day’. What I saw, were hues of purple colored foods and their preparations displayed all over the shelves. Big screens flashing catchy information about the power of purple foods astonished the customers. Those magnificent facts started me thinking and I found a provocative research topic. With meticulous research, I have gathered a humungous amount of information about the power packed purple-colored foods.