What compromise was reached at the Concordat of Worms? The pope allowed Henry V to choose some of his own bishops. Henry V acknowledged the total authority of the Church. The pope allowed Henry V to return to the Church as a loyal member. Henry V was allowed to veto the appointment of a bishop.

The compromise reached at the Concordat of Worms in 1122 was that the investiture controversy between the Holy Roman Emperor (Henry V at the time) and the papacy was settled. The specific terms were:

1. The pope, Pope Calixtus II, retained the right to invest bishops with spiritual authority, meaning they received their symbols of religious power (like the crosier and the ring) from the Church.

2. The Holy Roman Emperor, Henry V, retained the right to invest bishops with secular authority, meaning they received their symbols of political power (like the scepter and the lance) from the secular ruler.

This compromise effectively ended the long-standing conflict over who had the authority to appoint and invest bishops and abbots. The Concordat of Worms helped establish a separation between the spiritual and secular aspects of the investiture process.