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Which best describes the primary cause of the Great Schism?
a.An Italian was elected pope.
b.The papacy was moved to Avignon.
c.The French elected their own pope.
d.An Italian monarch appointed bishops.
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c. The French elected their own pope.
Explanation: After Pope Gregory XI returned from Avignon and died (1378), cardinals first accepted the Italian Urban VI but French cardinals disputed the election and chose a rival (Clement VII), producing competing popes and the Western (Great) Schism.
Explanation: After Pope Gregory XI returned from Avignon and died (1378), cardinals first accepted the Italian Urban VI but French cardinals disputed the election and chose a rival (Clement VII), producing competing popes and the Western (Great) Schism.
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