Ep. 12: Pope Gregory Confirms Papal Authority

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Before the election of Pope Gregory VII in 1073 A.D., decentralization within the Church led to secular entanglements in the feudal system while corruption seeped into the Church’s practices. Medieval kings and emperors even exercised control over clerical appointments. This episode covers Pope Gregory’s successful efforts to reassert Papal authority over the universal Church.

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The Catholic Esquire is a traditional Catholic who attends the Traditional Latin Mass and holds a Juris Doctor degree, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and is a licensed attorney who has litigated cases for fifteen years. "Esquire" is still a term commonly used to refer to attorneys at law in the United States. It was originally a feudal rank in the Middle Ages just below a knight, which reminds modern Americans that our Western cultural heritage is rooted in a well-ordered society dating back centuries.

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