What Led to the Papacy's Decline During the Fourteenth Century

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Short Answer

What led to the papacy's decline during the fourteenth century?

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Definitions:

Environmental Destruction

The degradation of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water, and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.

Impoverishment

The condition of being poor or lacking the necessary means of subsistence and financial resources.

Adaptation

A series of beneficial adjustments to a particular environment.

Capacity

The ability or potential a system, person, or organization has to perform, produce, contain, or withstand something.