The Original Impetus to the Great Increase in Papal Power

Multiple Choice

The original impetus to the great increase in papal power during the High Middle Ages was the

A) drive of bishops to increase their wealth.
B) ambition of the Holy Roman Emperors to use the Papacy to recreate the Roman Empire.
C) Concordat of Worms.
D) emergence of a reform movement criticizing Church corruption and moral laxity.
E) revival of trade and the rise of a new class: townspeople.