Shortly after Gregory XI died, the 16 cardinals present elected Urban VI, who was soon acting very offensively to all in the church.
Shortly after Gregory XI died, the 16 cardinals present elected Urban VI, who was soon acting very offensively to all in the church. The cardinals met again at Agnani and on Aug. 2 declared Urban's election null.  At Fondi on Sept. 20 they elected Robert of Geneva pope as Clement VII.  Clement VII fled to Avignon, when he reigned surrounded by the former Roman court.  This, FTP, started what division in the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417?
Shortly after Gregory XI died, the 16 cardinals present elected Urban VI, who was soon acting very offensively to all in the church.
The Great Schism