Once the Christian Church Gained Ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the

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Multiple Choice

Once the Christian Church gained ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the highest authority in deciding doctrine was___________,though this would change in later centuries.

• A) The Bishop of Rome, who was the pope
• B) The emperor, as a newly styled pontifex maximus of the Christian Church
• C) The Christian leader of Christianity's holiest city, the Patriarch of Jerusalem
• D) The leader of the church in Constantinople, the Patriarch of Constantinople
• E) The Christian believers

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