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Numbers 16:40 – “No outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, shall approach to offer incense before the Lord”. shows God’s intention of unbroken succession within His kingdom on earth. Unless a priest was ordained by Aaron and his descendants, he had no authority. So today we hear  about our 155th pope in Apostolic succession.

Today we hear about our 174th pope in Apostolic Succession’s that is Pope Clement III. He was pope from 1187 to 1191. Born in Rome in 1130, he was also known as Paolo or Paulino.

Let’s hear some facts about Pope Clement III

Because of his Roman heritage and his friendship with Pope Alexander III, he was appointed Archpriest of the Liberian Basilica.

He then became the first cardinal deacon of the Cardinal Titular Church then known as Santi Sergio e Bacco in 1179, But he left the position in December of the following year to become the cardinal-bishop of Palestrina. He remained there until becoming pope.

Following the death of Gregory VIII, Church members gathered to pick the next pope. They chose Clement III in December of 1187 and almost immediately appointed him.

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A dispute over the appointment of church authorities arose shortly after his succession, involving the residents of Rome as well as church officials. A deal made by Clement III retained the pope's authority to appoint the governor but gave the people the power to choose some of their representatives.

When he became pope, there were only 20 men in the College of Cardinals. Clement III took on the responsibility of appointing new members and appointed more than 30 men as new cardinals during his tenure.

The pope focused on strengthening his ties with other world leaders, such as King William I of Scotland and Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. In order to aid Scotland, he ended the Archbishop of York's authority over the Scottish Church, resulting in the creation of the Church of Scotland as a separate entity.

Pope didn’t agree to crown Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor and this angered the king and the crisis was acute when the Pope died in the latter part of March 1191.

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Pope Clement III died on March 20, 1191, likely due to natural causes while living in Rome.