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To resolve the problem of having two Popes, cardinals from both Popes who supported the Conciliar Movement formed a council on their own authority in 1409. They deposed both Popes and elected a new Pope, Alexander V. But neither of the other Popes recognized their actions, so there was now three Popes. But in reality there was still only one real Pope and two false Popes.
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According to “The Oxford Dictionary of Popes,” Cesare and Alexander killed people and seized their property. Pope Alexander was so hated that when he died, the priests who came to say prayers for him were driven away by the palace guards, and his body was left unattended. [Note 12]
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Pope Alexander III (in office 1159-1181) had the dubious distinction of being one of the first popes to order the use of force against heresies. In 1178, Alexander forced the Count of Toulouse and his nobles to take an oath to resist the Albigensian heresy. He encouraged lay princes to punish heretics as they wished and to reduce them to slavery. Alexander declared that no one should "keep faith" with the heretics. Ironically, the Oxford Dictionary of Popes calls Alexander "a great pope who left a lasting mark on the church." [17]
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This fortress of Civita Castellana was ... known as "The Bastille of the Popes" as Italian patriots were imprisoned here in the XIXth century. On the Tiber Valley, immediately north of Monte Soratte this fortress was built by Pope Alexander VI and completed by Julius II who entrusted Antonio da Sangallo (the Elder) with the erection of the octagonal keep. It's a masterpiece of military architecture, still very well preserved.
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Lush meadows, rolling hills and exuberant Baroque and Rococo architecture mark the newly elected Pope’s home country in the south of Germany. Set off against the dramatic backdrop of the Alps to the south, the Upper Bavarian foothills offer a wealth of picture-perfect scenery and architecture, now with an extra incentive for a visit, tracing the life of Pope Benedict XVI before his call to Rome.
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Whatever the allegorical allusion, the big heavy hat obviously marked the popes' claim to ultimate control over a lot more than just the choicest real estate in Italy, in fact nothing less than absolute ascendancy over all Christendom. For you see, kings have one crown, emperors a double one, but only the Vicar of Christ gets three.
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