Editing Pope Clement II (section)

== Papacy ==
[[File:Clemens II Ornat 1 Bamberg Diözesanmuseum.jpg|thumb|262px|Robes belonging to Clement II in the Bamberg Diocesan Museum]]
In 1046, Suidiger accompanied King Henry on his campaign to Italy and in December, participated in the Council of Sutri, which deposed former [[Benedict IX]] and [[Sylvester III]] and persuaded [[Pope Gregory VI|Gregory VI]] to resign. Henry nominated Suidger for the papacy and the council elected him, making him the first pope placed on the throne by the power of the German emperors.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Clement/Clement II|display=Clement s.v. Clement II.|volume=6|page=483|first=Louis Marie Olivier|last=Duchesne|author-link=Louis Duchesne}}</ref> Suidger insisted upon retaining the bishopric of his see, partly for needed financial support, and partly lest the turbulent Romans should before long send him back to Bamberg. Suidger took the name Clement II. Immediately after his election, Henry and the new pope travelled to Rome, where Clement was enthroned. He then [[coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor|crowned]] Henry III as [[emperor of the Holy Roman Empire]].<ref name=Loughlin/>

Clement's election as pope was later criticized by the reform party within the papal curia due to the royal involvement and the fact that the new bishop of Rome was already bishop of another diocese. Contrary to later practice, Clement kept his old see, governing both Rome and Bamberg simultaneously. Clement's first pontifical act was to crown Henry and [[Agnes of Poitou]]. He bestowed on the Emperor the title and diadem of a Roman patrician, a dignity which was commonly understood to give the bearer the right of indicating the person to be chosen pope.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clement II |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095617127 |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Oxford Reference |language=en }}</ref>

Clement II's short pontificate, starting with the Roman [[synod]] of 1047, initiated an improvement in the state of affairs within the Roman Church, particularly by enacting decrees against simony. A dispute for precedence among the Sees of Ravenna, Milan, and Aquileia was settled in favour of Ravenna.<ref name=Kollmorgen>{{cite web| url = http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2009/05/catholic-bamberg-vestments-of-pope.html#.WgPI69Je7IV| title = Kollmorgen, Gregor. "Catholic Bamberg: The Vestments of Pope Clement II and Other Treasures from the Diocesan Museum", ''New Liturgical Movement'', May 29, 2009}}</ref>