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Innocent III
In the Early Middle Ages, and in the rest of the middle ages in the West, the Pope was most powerful. In the later middle ages in the East, it was the Patriarch of Constantinople.
Roman Catholic AnswerPope Innocent III was never considered a mass murderer, what nonsense! Pope Innocent III was one of the greatest popes of all time, and certainly of the Middle Ages.
Depending on the dates used for the Middle Ages, there were about 160 to 175 medieval popes. One was Pope Leo III, who crowned Charlemagne emperor. Another was Pope Urban II who called for the First Crusade. Others were Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX, who feuded with Emperor Frederick II over the extent of ecclesiastical authority.
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They could excommunicate others.
The Pope did! Many people think the Lords did, but they didn't.
the pope ruled then after the emperor.
The pope
a pope or priest is a religious leader
It depends on which part of the Middle Ages you are asking about. For the majority of the time the Pope was located in Rome as is the tradition, but from 1309-1378 the Pope chose to reside in Avignon, France instead.