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.
Joan.
The Pope did! Many people think the Lords did, but they didn't.
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.
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They could excommunicate others.
Joan.
The Pope did! Many people think the Lords did, but they didn't.
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.
the pope ruled then after the emperor.
Innocent III
a pope or priest is a religious leader
The pope
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.
No pope began reform then. They liked it the way it was. Lots of power and controlling the population.
Any thing that was against God, the church, the Pope or a king.