Refers to kings clothing (“investing”) new bishops with ring and staff to symbolize the bishopA person holding the ecclesiastical office that exerciseds authority over the laity and priests in a geographical area called a “diocese” where th... more receiving spiritual power from the king as opposed to the Pope. This practice was endorsed by Emperor HenryCarl Henry (A.D. 1913–2003) was an American theologian and evangelical Christian. He was a key figure in the development of fundamentalist evan... more V and strongly condemned by Pope Gregory VII(c. A.D. 1015–1085) Gregory VII was Bishop of Rome and Pope from A.D. 1073 until his death in 1085. Pope Gregory VII successfully asserted the Papal... more.
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