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The organization created in 1059 to ensure that churchmen, rather than Roman nobles or German kings, would choose the popes is the College of Cardinals. This reform was established by Pope Nicholas II, aiming to enhance the independence of the papacy and reduce outside political influence in papal elections. The College of Cardinals remains the body responsible for electing the pope today.

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