Multiple choice

What was the central conflict in the Great Schism?

  1. French popes felt Church writings should be in vernacular.

  2. French Catholics felt that the pope should live in France.

  3. Some Catholics thought there should be three popes.

  4. Some Catholics felt kings should have supreme power to rule.
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Explanation

The Great Schism was primarily a political conflict where French influence led to the election of a pope who resided in Avignon, while other factions insisted on the papacy returning to Rome, resulting in multiple claimants to the papal throne.

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