The Meiji Reformers Consciously Gave Shinto a Special Position Within

The Meiji reformers consciously gave Shinto a special position within Japan, because

A) it had been the first religion developed after settlement of the islands.
B) the faith showed great reverence for the emperor and accepted him as an almost divine leader.
C) the emperor insisted that Shinto remain the official faith of Japan.
D) Shinto and the new constitution would help to make all Japanese into good citizen-patriots.
E) the faith backed up the constitution's admonition that Japan should be ruled by an unbroken line of emperors forever.