Question

Which of the following did the Albigensian Crusade signify?

A. The splintering of the Church
B. The heightened power of the papacy
C. The rise of secular monarchs
D. The conflict between Western and Eastern Christianity

Answer 1

I believe the answer is B. The heightened power of the papacy
Albigensian Crusade refers to a millitary campaign that ordered by pope innocent III in Southern France.
The facts that a religious leader had the authority to move an army indicates that he had a power with the same magnitude as a king.