Gregory VI

· 1045 – 1047 · 2 yrs · resigned

Bought the papacy from his godson, with good intentions, which did not help at the trial.

Did

Paid Benedict IX to go away, which many reformers at the time thought was the responsible thing.

Didn't

Keep it: Henry III's Synod of Sutri ruled the deal simony and he resigned in 1046.

From the record

Pope Gregory VI, born Giovanni Graziano in Rome, was bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 1 May 1045 until his resignation at the Council of Sutri on 20 December 1046.

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