Pope Boniface VIII ( c. 1235 â `` October 11 , 1303 ) , born Benedetto Caetani , was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303 . Pope Boniface VIII ( c. 1235 â `` October 11 , 1303 ) , born Benedetto Gaetani , was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303 .