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Originally Posted by Abbott Shaull
Remember France is/was largely Roman Catholic. The Pope was based in southern France for a time too. I can see them loving having the Pope move their base from Italy just because...
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Well,
a pope was at Avignon for a while, but in opposition to another pope in Rome. One was under the thumb of the French king-- not something a pope would want to recall, IMO. Switzerland, home of the Pope's guard force, seems a more likely place to hide for a Pope.