| He also points to them often in the context of simony and occasionally in connection with lay investiture. |
| Hugh's duty was to preside at councils in Northern France, particularly concerning issues of clerical marriage, simony, and lay investiture. |
| Henry renounced lay investiture, but prelates were to continue to do homage for their fiefs. |
| Indeed, the struggle over lay investiture lent legitimacy to movements directed against imperial bishops. |
| At the Roman synod of 1075, Gregory signaled his determination to bring an end to the practice of lay investiture. |
| The council prohibited simony and lay investiture, declaring that no priest or cleric could accept a church from a layman. |
