I think you are missing the key qualifier with a passing interest in history. I absolutely knew of the avignon papacy in middle school.
I have more than a passing interest in history and this is the first I heard of the Avignon Papacy, which I of course never heard of in middle school.
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I have more than a passing interest in history and this is the first I heard of the Avignon Papacy, which I of course never heard of in middle school.