Who was threatening the position of pope when Damasus II was appointed?
Clement II
Henry III
Benedict IX
Boniface III
Answer
Benedict IX was threatening the position of pope when Damasus II was appointed. Benedict IX had been elected pope in 1032 at the age of 12, and he had quickly become a corrupt and unpopular ruler. He was deposed by the German king Henry III in 1046, but he was able to regain the papacy in 1047.
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