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Problem for the church and youve got to sort that out. >> in july of 1048, benedict ix is officially ousted once and for all. the cardinals decide the fairest way to consolidate papal power is to ignore sylvester and gregorys claims to the throne, clear the decks, and elect a new pope. >> one of the problems in the 11th century was there was no clear way of choosing a pope. >> it was an answer of frequently murder. bribery. and also relationship, the sons of popes sometimes became popes, choosin...

His papacy. >> but despite the peaceful nature in which celestine v resigned and because of the violence and instability surrounding the resignation of benedict ix 250 years earlier, the new pope must make sure that celestine is never heard from again. >> after celestine retired and boniface became the pope, he felt that it was dangerous to have two living popes. >> you cant have another pope knocking about and threatening the pope. >> immediately after celestine leaves the vatican, boniface has...

Training. >> nepotism tended to produce a group of wealthy para sites who lived like grandese, who were also clergy. >> he was incompetent. he was morally compromised in many ways. >> benedict was up to his neck in robbery and murder. he was using his position to gain wealth at the expense of the people of rome. >> by the year 1044, the cardinals are fed up. they decide the church needs a real spiritual and political leader, something must be done. >> the holiest priest in rome came to him and s...

Gregory vi. then the really scandalous thing happened. benedicts lady love decided not to marry him after all and he decided he wanted the papacy back. gregory vi said, no, im pope. sylvester iii who is still in the village said, dont forget about me and now we have three popes. we have three popes and there is no one to declare which one is the most legitimate. >> benedicts, sylvesters and gregorys factions all fight in the streets of rome over who is the rightful heir to the papal throne, and ...

To get all sorts of concessions and control over more power, and the roman contingent and the college of cardinals became increasingly alarmed. he was helped to retire by his successor, who was a pro-roman pope, boniface viii. it was said that he whispered through a hole in the popes cell where he prayed and that he said he was the voice of god and told the pope to resign so that he could be elected pope in his stead. >> he had made a vow to become a morning, simply living in retirement for the ...

Which is, of course, against the canyons. >> in the 11th century, conclaves had not yet been invented. popes are often chosen by brute force or nepotism. >> buying church power was considered one of the worst sins there was, so the fact that he had actually sold the papacy in return for money was appalling to everyone. >> for the first time in recorded history, a pope resigns in exchange for money, which catapults the papacy into the world of dirty politics. >> the papacy becomes a pawn in the p...

Throne back. >> and the awkward thing now is that there were two popes, and both of them were claiming to be the heir of st. peter. benedict, however, had a wealthier family than sylvester, and so his family rallied behind him, gave him an army. he marched back into rome and drove sylvester iii out. >> you find yourself bewildered by this. it is so far from the apostles or how any christian leader should be, but that was the way the church was. its about spiritual power, uncomfortably mixed with...

Pope. self. >> now their positions had reversed. benedict is if rome and sylvester iii is in compile, but theyre both still claiming to be pope. >> benedict ix was the first pope that comes back and they have to decide, well, whos the real pope now? >> with romes allegiances split between benedict and sylvester, the church faces a crisis of faith. how does one decide who holds the legacy of st. peter? the romans will not have long to figure it out. only one month into benedict ixs second papacy,...

Office passed on from one pope to the next. but can two men hold the legitimate claim to one godly office? >> left us with this situation of a pope and an extra pope, and thats always going to change the nature of an institution. >> whos the real pope? >> in 2013, millions of people watch as benedict xvi phasefully hands the papacy over to pope francis. but in the past, two living men with claim to one legacy has resulted in nothing but chaos. >> in the 10th and 11th centuries, if youve got two ...

Again. >> benedict was pope three times in the end. after benedicts reign sends the church into a tail spin. all this becomes a real problem for the church and you got to sort it out. >> july of 1048, benedict ix is ousted once and for all. the cardinals decide the fairest way to consolidate the power is ignore sylvesters claim to the flow. cle throne. clear the deck and elect a new pope. >> there was no clear way of choosing a pope. >> it was an answer frequently murdered. bribery. also, relati...