Question

With whom did the pope form an alliance as a result of the iconoclastic controversy?

Answer 1

Answer:

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The papacy made alliance with the Franks.

Explanation:

The iconoclastic controversy caused the Byzantium Church and the Church of Rome to move further away. During that complaint, the popes defended the veneration of the icons and denounced the opinions of the emperors of the East. The orthodox party considered Rome as the custodian of orthodoxy, it was normal for the iconoclast emperors to apply a hostile policy in front of the apostolic seat. Leon II, in 732, submitted the authority of the Patriarch of Constantinople to almost the entire Balkan peninsula, except Thrace. This, together with the weakness of the Byzantine military positions in Italy, caused the papacy to request the help of the Franks. This resulted in the alliance between Stephen I and Pepin, which meant that the papacy was moving away from the Byzantine Empire.