When Sancho III of Navarre proposed a holy war to liberate Spain from the Muslims, what was the response?
A) The church endorsed the war and the monks of Cluny vigorously promoted it.
B) The church ignored his proposal, claiming that protecting the Byzantine Empire took priority.
C) Umayyad forces counterattacked Sancho's kingdom, forcing him to abandon the project.
D) The idea became so popular that it soon turned into the First Crusade.
E) Christian armies quickly pushed the Umayyads out of Spain.
Answer: A
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