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Which best describes the primary cause of the Great Schism?
An Italian was elected pope.
The papacy was moved to Avignon.
The French elected their own pope.
An Italian monarch appointed bishops.
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The French elected their own pope.
After the papacy returned from Avignon, disputes over the legitimacy of Urban VI’s election led French cardinals to choose a rival pope (Clement VII) in Avignon, producing competing papal claimants and the Great (Western) Schism.
After the papacy returned from Avignon, disputes over the legitimacy of Urban VI’s election led French cardinals to choose a rival pope (Clement VII) in Avignon, producing competing papal claimants and the Great (Western) Schism.
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