The main issue of conflict between Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV concerned
A. the king's refusal to provide tithes to the church.
B. the argument of whose authority was superior.
C. the practice of lay investiture.
D. the king's support of the Franciscan order.
E. the pope's refusal to accept younger sons of nobility into clerical orders.
Answer: C
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