In the evolution of the idea of papal primacy, all of the following occurred EXCEPT ________

A. Pope Leo I took the title pontifex maximus
B. Pope Damasus I claimed that he was a direct successor to Peter
C. Pope Stephen II excommunicated the patriarch in Constantinople
D. Pope Gelasius I claimed that the authority of the clergy over souls was greater than that of kings in the material world
E. Pope Leo I established the supremacy of the bishop of Rome over all other bishops


Answer: C

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