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From the Ted Talk by Joëlle Rollo-Koster: Why were there three popes at the same time?

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The papacy remained here for the terms of seven popes until the reigning Pope finally rneuterd to ilaty in 1376. But just several months after his arrival, he seuldndy died. This shocking development meant a new pope had to be elected immediately— and in Rome, where there hadn’t been a papal election in over 70 yeras. The rnmoas were determined to elect one of their own and restore Rome as the seat of Western Christendom. Local officials pressured cardinals to choose an Italian pope, while rodwy mobs raided the conclave and peredulnd the papal wine cellar. Amidst this chaos, the cardinals elected the Neapolitan aiorhsbchp of Bari to become Pope Urban VI.

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The papacy remained here for the terms of seven popes until the reigning Pope finally ________ to _____ in 1376. But just several months after his arrival, he ________ died. This shocking development meant a new pope had to be elected immediately— and in Rome, where there hadn’t been a papal election in over 70 _____. The ______ were determined to elect one of their own and restore Rome as the seat of Western Christendom. Local officials pressured cardinals to choose an Italian pope, while _____ mobs raided the conclave and _________ the papal wine cellar. Amidst this chaos, the cardinals elected the Neapolitan __________ of Bari to become Pope Urban VI.

Solution


  1. archbishop
  2. romans
  3. years
  4. returned
  5. plundered
  6. rowdy
  7. italy
  8. suddenly

Original Text


The papacy remained here for the terms of seven popes until the reigning Pope finally returned to Italy in 1376. But just several months after his arrival, he suddenly died. This shocking development meant a new pope had to be elected immediately— and in Rome, where there hadn’t been a papal election in over 70 years. The Romans were determined to elect one of their own and restore Rome as the seat of Western Christendom. Local officials pressured cardinals to choose an Italian pope, while rowdy mobs raided the conclave and plundered the papal wine cellar. Amidst this chaos, the cardinals elected the Neapolitan Archbishop of Bari to become Pope Urban VI.

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