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The 11 pages that link to Simony, each with the reason it gives.

• Investiture ControversyRelated: Reformers condemned simony alongside lay control of church offices.

• Gregorian ReformRelated: The movement treated simony as corruption that compromised the legitimacy of church offices.

• IndulgenceCompared with: Critics linked commercialized indulgence campaigns to broader anxieties about selling sacred goods.

• Pope Gregory VIIRelated: Gregory condemned simony as a corruption of Church office and authority.

• Jan HusRelated: Hus condemned simony as one of the abuses undermining the clergy’s moral authority.

• InvestitureRelated: Reformers opposed simony alongside lay investiture, though the practices were distinct abuses.

• Pope Alexander VIRelated: Accusations of simony surrounding Alexander’s election shaped criticism of his legitimacy.

• Lay investitureRelated: Critics linked ruler-controlled appointments to the sale and political misuse of church offices.

• Pope Leo IXNarrower topic: Leo’s reformers treated the sale of church offices as a central abuse to eradicate.

• Peter DamianRelated: Damian condemned the purchase of church offices as a corruption of clerical life.

• Simon MagusBroader topic: The term takes its name from Simon’s offer to buy the apostles’ power.