### Clement VI Issues Unigenitus **Date**: January 27, 1343 • **Location**: Rome, Italy Clement VI issued the papal bull Unigenitus, justifying the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. Pope Clement VI, born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he granted remission of sins to all who died of the plague.

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