WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The conversion of European kings to ____ contributed the most to an increase in power of the Roman Catholic Pope
A
population
B
communities
C
Peasants
D
Christianity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Reformation led to the reformulation of certain basic tenets of Christian belief and resulted in the division of Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant traditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Popes had more power than kings because they were seen as God’s messengers on Earth. The priests, bishops archbishops etc. The rule of the Pope.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy is based on the idea that it was instituted by Christ and that papal succession is traced back to Peter the Apostle in the 1st century.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476, the Catholic Church became a powerful social and political institution and its influence spread throughout Europe.

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