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According to the popes who led the Roman Catholic Church during the later Middle Ages, who was the highest human authority on earth?
The Imperial Electors
The Emperor
The King of France
The Mayor of the Palace
The Pope
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The Pope.
Later medieval popes (e.g., Innocent III, Boniface VIII with the 1302 bull Unam Sanctam) claimed papal supremacy and held that the pope was the highest human authority, even above kings and emperors.
Later medieval popes (e.g., Innocent III, Boniface VIII with the 1302 bull Unam Sanctam) claimed papal supremacy and held that the pope was the highest human authority, even above kings and emperors.
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