In the early fourteenth century,the Catholic church

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In the early fourteenth century, specifically in 1309, the Catholic Church was forced to move the pope's residence to Avignon due to political turmoil and conflicts with the Holy Roman Emperor. This period is known as the Avignon Papacy or Babylonian Captivity of the Church. The construction of the new cathedral of St. Peter's in Rome did not begin until the late fifteenth century, and the First Crusade and the use of the Inquisition were events that took place in the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, respectively.

In the Early Fourteenth Century,the Catholic Church