Although Louis IX was generally supportive of the papacy, he simultaneously maintained the monarchy's independence from ecclesiastical authority, as exemplified by which of the following?
A) His insistence that his opinion on the appointment of bishops carry the same weight as that of the pope
B) His rejection of the pope's insistence that all church properties be made tax exempt
C) His refusal to support the church's sentences of excommunication unless he was able to judge the merits of each case for himself
D) His defense and retention of a minister whom the church had accused of being an Albigensian

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Louis IX's refusal to support the church's sentences of excommunication unless he could judge the merits himself demonstrates his effort to maintain the monarchy's independence from ecclesiastical authority.

Although Louis IX Was Generally Supportive of the Papacy, He