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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...

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 ...

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 im the pope, and sylvester iii, who was still outside the village said, no, dont forget about me. now we have three popes, and no one to declare which one 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. in the end, benedicts family wins ag...

Shattered. >> all of this becomes a real problem for the church and you have 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 a matter of, frequently, murder. bribery. and also relationship, the sons ...

>> now their positions had reversed. benedict is in rome and sylvester iii is in exile. but theyre both still claiming to be pope. >> benedict ix was the first pope that comes back and they have to decide 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 he complicates the ma...

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 im the pope, and sylvester iii said dont forget about me. now we have three popes, and no one to declare which one the most legitimate. >> benedicts, sylvesters and gregorys factions all fight in the streets of rome over who is the rightful heir to papal throne. in the end, benedicts family wins again. >> benedict was pope three ...

Spiritual foundation becomes -- >> 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, choosing pope. its very confuse...

Godfather, and he became pope 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 the pope, and sylvester iii said dont forget about me. now we have three popes, and there is no one to declare which one 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 in the end, bene...

Of the papacy has become shattered. >> all of this is bad for the chur church and you have 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 relationsh...