The Avignon papacy, particularly Pope Clement VI
The French.
Clement's action divided the European Catholic Church, while Martel's victory unified it.
Pope Clement V moved the papal over losses during the Crusades.
Answer: Avigon Why: King Philip ensured the election of a French Pope who moved the papacy to Avignon.
The two are not comparable. Clement V's move to Avignon did not involve the adoption of a new religion.
This was a period between 1309 and 1378. Seven Popes resided at Avignon. The period was one of great conflict and the French Kings held considerable power in Europe and over the Papacy. So the Papacy was moved and when French power declined, it returned
Avignon, in southern France.
Clement's action divided the European Catholic Church, while Martel's victory unified it.
Following a conflict between Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France, and the death of his successor Benedict XI after only eight months in office, a deadlocked conclave finally elected Clement V, a Frenchman, as Pope in 1305. Clement declined to move to Rome, remaining in France, and in 1309 moved his court to the papal enclave at Avignon, where it remained for the next 67 years. This absence from Rome is sometimes referred to as the "Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy". A total of seven popes reigned at Avignon; all were French, and they increasingly fell under the influence of the French Crown. Finally, on September 13, 1376, Gregory XI abandoned Avignon and moved his court to Rome (arriving on January 17, 1377), officially ending the Avignon Papacy. (information from Wikipedia)
Catholic AnswerHow Europe viewed the Papacy in Avignon can be seen by the nickname it quickly acquired, "The Babylonian Captivity. All of the popes of this era were French, and the Church came under the French influence, causing a rift throughout Europe as different countries came down on different sides as to who the real pope was (the pope in France, or the Pope in Rome). This was a terrible time for the Papacy and for the Popes lasting for more than two hundred years, as, although the Avignon Papacy itself lasted less than 80 years, it caused a rise in Conciliarism, contributed to the Western Schism, and eventually even to the protestant revolt. from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Avignon Popes. The legitimate popes who lived at Avignon in France from 1309 to 1377. They were Clement V, John XXII, Benedict XII, Clement VI, Innocent VI, Urban V, and Gregory XI. The Pope became temporal ruler of Avignon in 1348 and later on the territory was governed by a papal legate. All were French, and their absence form Rome contributed substantially to the Western Schism and later to the Protestant Reformation. The period of the Avignon Papacy is often referred to as the Babylonian Captivity. Moreover, the antipopes Robert of Geneva (Clement VII) and Peter of Luna (Benedict XIII) resided at Avignon from 1379 to 1411.
the avigon papcy refers to a period in history of the roman catholic church from 1309-1378