What was the main financial challenge faced by Innocent's Papacy?
Debts from previous papacies
Wars in Italy and aftermath of plague
Construction of St. Peter's Basilica
Indulgences
Answer
Wars in Italy and the devastating aftermath of the Black Death were the primary financial challenges that plagued Innocent's papacy. The incessant warfare in Italy drained the papal treasury, while the aftermath of the plague, including economic disruptions and reduced church revenue, further strained the financial resources of the Holy See.
Pope Innocent VI: The Pontiff of the 14th Century
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