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Ep. 8 | Gregorian Leadership: Restoring Order in the Middle Ages
Episode 8·December 9, 2025

Ep. 8 | Gregorian Leadership: Restoring Order in the Middle Ages

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Growing wealth and influence having led to corruption, Pope Gregory VII set out to restore moral order among clergy and free the Church from secular influence. During this period the “investiture controversy” pit the papacy against secular rulers over appointing bishops.

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