Pope Gregory VII is known for his assertion of papal authority, claiming that the Pope had the right to depose kings and emperors if they were not upholding their duties to the Catholic Church. This led to a power struggle with the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV, which culminated in the famous Walk to Canossa where Gregory forced Henry to wait in the snow for three days before granting him forgiveness.

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Pope Gregory VII

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Pope Gregory VII

A) claimed that popes had the right to depose kings and emperors.
B) stated that popes should not be involved in the everyday activities of the church.
C) increased the Church's missionary activities to Russia and the east.
D) collected new taxes to finance building programs.
E) crawled in the snow and begged the forgiveness of Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire.

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