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The pope ruled the
Papal States, while Arab
Muslims ruled Sicily.
Over time, the Holy Roman
Empire was weakened by
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Here, there were some fights because the Pope and the Emperor Henry IV both wanted to choose who was going to be the bishops, the priests and everything and this was solved by this Concordat Of Worms.
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In 1309 this resulted in the seat ofthe Papacy being
transferred to Avignon in France, where it was under the influence of the French monarch -
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After 1378 there were 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