Assertion: head of state's power | /r/CapableOf | seek to control key clergy nominations
Facets:
value: in order to guarantee popular support
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The division of theocratic power can be disputed, as happened between the Pope and Holy Roman Emperor in the investiture conflict when the temporal power sought to control key clergy nominations in order to guarantee popular support, and thereby his own legitimacy, by incorporating the formal ceremony of unction during coronation.