The Donation of Constantine Was ______________

Multiple Choice

The Donation of Constantine was ______________.

A) when Constantine donated the Papal States to the bishopric of Rome
B) a statement that Constantine allegedly made, empowering the pope to rule over both church and state in the West
C) a forged document that transferred authority from Constantine to Silvester in the fourth century
D) a promise by Constantine to maintain the most magnificent cathedral in Christendom in Constantinople
E) a promise of land to all the church dioceses to make all of them equal under the law