Why Did the Possibility of a Federation of Italian States

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Multiple Choice

Why did the possibility of a federation of Italian states under the presidency of a progressive pope disappear after the revolutions of 1848?

• A)Pius IX sought to remove the Catholic Church entirely from the political arena and to take a position of complete neutrality regarding modern political trends.
• B)The cautious support for unification that Pius IX had offered before 1848 turned into hostility after he was temporarily driven from Rome during the revolutions of 1848.
• C)The College of Cardinals vetoed the idea of the pope assuming the position of president of a federation of Italian states as unworthy of the dignity of the papacy.
• D)The rulers of several Italian states wanted the position of president themselves and blocked any possibility of offering Pius IX the position.

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