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Church retained the right to appoint bishops, but in the Emperor’s presence.
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Innocent III was pope until 1216. Under him the medieval papacy reached the height of its power
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n 1309 this resulted in the seat ofthe Papacy being
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John Wycliffe (priest and teacher at Oxford University)attacked the wealth of the church.
He promoted the first translation of the Bible into English from Latin. English people could then read the Bible and
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Church had two and sometimes three popes. This period of church is called the great
Schism. The church was divided into opposing groups. For political reasons, each pope had the support of certain
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Rival Popes, one in Avignon and one in Rome (and even a third candidate). This Western schism
lasted for nearly 40 years and harmed the prestige of the Papacy.
