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Yes. For centuries the value of holding high ecclesiastic office was the ability to profit from church donations, tithes and simony, including the sale of positions lower in the hierarchy. The position of pope became so valuable that there are instances of votes being bought from members of the conclave, which of course is an example of simony. In another instance of simony, Pope Benedict IX sold the papacy to Giovanni Gratiano, who became Gregory VI. Having spent the proceeds of the sale and needing an income to maintain his lifestyle, Benedict returned to Rome with the intention of reclaiming the papacy.
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The practice of selling posititons in the church?
Simony is the ecclesiastical crime of paying for holy offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church
What is the practice by which secular rulers chose nominees for church offices and gave them symbols of their office?
Lay Investiture.
When was Church of Scotland Offices created?
Church of Scotland Offices was created in 1909.
What are the two scriptural offices of the church?
The two scriptural offices of the church are Pastors and Deacons.
The practice of denying the beliefs of the Catholic Church is called?
heresy is the denial of the teachings of the church
The practice of appointing non clergy members to high church positions was called?
lay investiture
What is the practice of appointing non-clergy members to high church positions called?
lay investiture
What is the practice of appointing non clergy members to high church positions called?
lay investiture
How many offices in the Baptist church?
Pastor & Deacons.
What were three main cause of the need to reform the church?
Many village priests married and had families.Such marriages were against Church rulings. Bishops sold postions in the Church a practice called simony. Using the practice of lay investiture kings appointed church bishops.Church reformers believed the Church alone should appoint bishops
Do Mormons practice castration?
No. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) does not and has never practiced any form of castration.
What were the three main abuses that most distressed church reformers?
1. using the practice of laying investiture 2. bishops selling positions in the church-a practice called simony 3. many village priests married and had families
