The vision of the Christian world commonwealth guided by the pope was destroyed forever by
A)the period known as the Babylonian Captivity.
B)the Great Schism.
C)the Protestant Reformation.
D)the failure of the Conciliar Movement.
E)the failure of popes to make claims of temporal power.

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The Protestant Reformation undermined the concept of a single Christian world commonwealth led by the pope by splintering Christianity into numerous new denominations and challenging the authority of the papacy. This led to a long period of religious conflict and division, ending any hope of a unified Christian world under papal rule.

The Vision of the Christian World Commonwealth Guided by the Pope