What was one significant achievement of the Avignon popes (1309-1378)?
A) They increased the power of the papacy vis-à-vis secular rulers.
B) They promoted costly new crusades to the Holy Land.
C) They established a new and efficient organization.
D) They opened new negotiations with the patriarch in Constantinople.

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The Avignon popes significantly improved the administrative and organizational structure of the papacy, making it more efficient and centralized. This period is known for its advancements in the bureaucracy of the Church.

What Was One Significant Achievement of the Avignon Popes (1309-1378)