From the Eleventh to Thirteenth Centuries, the Christian Church

From the eleventh to thirteenth centuries, the Christian church

A) grew increasingly weaker and held little influence in secular matters.
B) reasserted its control over the appointment of church officials and strengthened its position with regard to secular rulers.
C) permitted members of the clergy to marry in order to increase the appeal of joining the priesthood.
D) encouraged a strict separation between matters of church and matters of state.