What was Pope Paschal II's role in the Catholic Church before becoming pope?
Cardinal-priest of San Clemente
Bishop of Rome
Archbishop of Ravenna
Abbot of Monte Cassino
Answer
Before becoming pope, Paschal II was the cardinal-priest of San Clemente, a position he was appointed to by Pope Gregory VII in 1073. He later became the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1099 to 1118.
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