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TIL of Pope Benedict IX,who was Pope on three separate occasions.He bribed his first election at the age of 20,then was forced out. He then forced his successor to step down and sold the papacy to his godfather,Pope Gregory VI some months later.Benedict subsequently had second thoughts and returned.

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