What powers does Gregory claim over clerics in Dictatus Papae? What powers does he claim over princes?

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What powers does Gregory claim over clerics in Dictatus Papae? What powers does he claim over princes?

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Answer: In 1075, Pope Gregory VII composed the Dictatus Papae. One clause asserted that the deposal of an emperor was under the sole power of the pope. It declared that the Roman church was founded by God alone-that the papal power was the sole universal power.