Rome.-Deposition of Cæsar Otho.-Innocent's Dealings with the Crusading
Spirit.—The Roman See served by the Fourth Crusade and the Establishment of
a Latin Emperor and Patriarch at Constantinople, but far more thoroughly served
by the Crusade against the Albigenses.-The Rise, Character and Extirpation of
those Anti-Papal Believers.-The Reign of Innocent appropriately closed by
the Lateran Council and the dogmatical Declaration of Transubstantiation, the most
glorious Period of the Popedom, though scarcely so of the Church of Christ.-Papal
Supremacy realised by him and maintained by his immediate Successors.-Renewed
Conflict with the Empire and the House of Hohenstaufen.-Cæsar Frederick II.
abhorred and branded by that Papacy whereof he was the Ward and Nurseling.—
Renewed Alliance of the Popes and Republics against the Emperor.-Intensity and
Bitterness of the Hatred with which Pope after Pope pursued him.-Servile Sub-
jection of the Mind and Heart of the Thirteenth Century to the Papal Power.-The
great Men of the Time either awed or wielded thereby.-Isolation, Forlornness and
Heroism of Frederick.-His Death in the midst of the Struggle.-Proscription of his
Race by successive Popes and its Extirpation in his Grandson Conradin beheaded
at Naples by the Papal Champion Charles of Anjou.-Conradin and Lady Jane
Grey compared.-Prostration of the Empire.-Extirpation of the Imperial House.
-Full Triumph and absolute Supremacy of the Popedom.-The Death of Conradin
avenged by the Sicilian Vespers.-The Deliverance of Sicily then like the De-
liverance of Sicily by Garibaldi, achieved in Defiance of Rome.-The Popedom
stricken down in the Hour of its Supremacy and hurled from the Throne of the
World by Philip the Fair.-His bitter Quarrel and deadly Dealings with Boniface
VIII.-Arrest and Death of the Pontiff and full Triumph of the French King.—
The Greatness and Thoroughness of Philip's Work.-The complete Overthrow of
Papal Supremacy.-The permanent Diminution of the Popedom
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