CLEMENT VI
(Pope Clement VI)
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The Black Plague had terrorized Europe and many Jews were blamed and killed. The Pope responded to the slaughter:
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Pope Clement VI, born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death in 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he granted remission of sins to all who died of the plague.
