Views During the Third Period (750-1517 A.D.) (34): The Supremacy of the Pope: The Decline of the Papacy and the Avignon Exile A.D. 1294-1377

VIEWS DURING THE THIRD PERIOD (750-1517 A.D.) THE SUPREMACY OF THE POPE THE DECLINE OF THE PAPACY AND THE AVIGNON EXILE. A.D. 1294-1377. VIEWS DURING THE THIRD PERIOD (750-1517 A.D.) THE SUPREMACY OF THE POPE THE DECLINE OF THE PAPACY AND THE AVIGNON EXILE. A.D. 1294-1377. The explanation of Philip's violent animosity and persistent persecution is his cupidity. He coveted the wealth of the Templars. He robbed the bankers of Lombardy and the Jews of France, and debased the coin of his realm....