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End 9th c. Papacy becoming increasingly corrupt Early 10th c. Papacy contested between Roman

End 9th c. Papacy becoming increasingly corrupt Early 10th c. Papacy contested between Roman aristocrats 956-63 Pontificate of John XII, until deposed by Otto I advocates. Two issues provoking church reform movement: Clerical marriage Simony (selling church offices)

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End 9th c. Papacy becoming increasingly corrupt Early 10th c. Papacy contested between Roman

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  1. End 9th c. Papacy becoming increasingly corrupt Early 10th c. Papacy contested between Roman aristocrats 956-63 Pontificate of John XII, until deposed by Otto I advocates

  2. Two issues provoking church reform movement: Clerical marriage Simony (selling church offices) 910 Berno and followers persuade Duke of Aquitaine to found abbey at Cluny

  3. Cluny Abbey free from feudal obligations Emphasis on communal worship Other Clunaic houses with priors answering to abbot of Cluny, who answers to pope

  4. Other reform movements: England: St Dunstan, with support of King Edgar (r. 959-75) France: Monasteries reforming on Clunaic model Italy: Lay criticism of clerical corruption Lotharingia/Lorraine: Reform of secular and regular clergy, with imperial support. Abbey at Gorze (education)

  5. Papal reform movement, starting mid-11th c. 1046 Emperor Henry III takes control of papacy 1049-54 Pontificate of Leo IX Cardinals, including Hildebrand, Humbert, Peter Damian 1054 Humbert excommunicates Patriarch of Constantinople

  6. Apocalyptic expectations: Reform movements aiming to provide better clergy to lead people, incl. with vernacular preaching Expressions of concerns with eschatology in literature (e.g. Anglo-Saxon homilies and poetry, plays produced at Gorze and elsewhere), art (sculpture and manuscripts)

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