Editing Antipope Anacletus II (section)

==Conflict==
North of the Alps, Innocent gained the crucial support of [[St. Bernard of Clairvaux]], [[Peter the Venerable]], and other prominent reformers who helped him gain recognition from European rulers such as [[Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Lothair III]], leaving Anacletus with few patrons. Anacletus had been a relatively acceptable candidate for the Papacy, being well-respected, so rumors centering on his descent from a Jewish convert were spread to blacken his reputation. [[Bernard of Clairvaux]] wrote: "It is a disgrace for Christ that a Jew sits on the throne of St. Peter's."{{sfn|Fryde|2002|p=103}} Among his supporters were duke [[William X of Aquitaine]], who decided for him against the will of his own bishops, and the powerful [[Roger II of Sicily]], whose title of "King of Sicily" Anacletus had approved by papal bull after his accession.<ref>Marjorie Chibnall, ''The Normans'', (Wiley & Sons, 2006), 86.</ref>

By 1135 Anacletus' position was weak despite their aid, but the schism only ended with his death in 1138, after which Gregorio Conti was elected as [[Antipope Victor IV (1138)|Victor IV]] but submitted to Innocent within a month. Innocent returned to Rome and ruled without opposition, quickly convening the [[Second Lateran Council]] in 1139 and reinforcing the Church's teachings against [[Usury]], clerical marriage, and other practices.

Though the Pierleoni family mostly submitted to Innocent and his successors, Anacletus' brother [[Giordano Pierleoni|Giordano]], who was then leader of the [[Commune of Rome]], actively opposed these successors in the following decade.