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Why Did Pope Leo III Believe That He Could Crown

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Why did Pope Leo III believe that he could crown Charlemagne as Roman emperor?


A) The Byzantine emperor was a woman, and Leo did not recognize her as a legitimate ruler.
B) The papacy claimed the right to legitimize all ruling authorities, since spiritual authority was superior to worldly authority.
C) Spain had fallen to Muslims and the German lands to the Magyars, leaving only the Franks as a Christian kingdom.
D) The papacy asserted that the title of Roman emperor was uniquely owned by the church and could be assigned to whomever the church believed would protect its interests.

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