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At different times, the pope had different levels of temporal power. If he was able to raise an army, he could fight and depose the ruler seeking to defy him. Or he could call on allies for the same purpose. Mere individuals who defied the pope could be arrested and tried on some charge, to dispose of the problem. The more ruthless popes would simply have their opponents murdered, without any pretence of justice. At other times, the pope would simply excommunicate his opponent, which sometimes brought the opponent into line, sometimes not.

When the papacy only had weak temporal powers, he would do the bidding of the Holy Roman Emperor or other dominant ruler at the time. During these periods, it was not so much a case of any ruler defying the pope, but of any ruler willing to defy the dominant ruler in Europe at the time.

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He was excommunicated and in this time it was saying to him that his soul wouldn't go to heaven.

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