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What position did Pope Paul IV hold before becoming the head of the Catholic Church?
Archbishop of Naples
Bishop of Rome
Cardinal of Florence
Archbishop of Milan
Answer
Before becoming Pope, Paul IV served as the Archbishop of Naples. He worked to re-organize the Inquisitorial system in response to the emerging Protestant movement in Europe.
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