Popes

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The Roman Papacy was very important to the people in the middle ages. At first the church was run by bishops.In the mid-700s,the papacy received political support. And formed alliances with emperors in Europe.Popes became pawns in factional strife among Italian aristocrats. 8 popes died terrible deaths between the years 882 and 984. Because of this people began to think the papacy was failing. The papacy came from the word "papa" meaning father.

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