In the early fourteenth century, almost 200 years before Columbus reac

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In the early fourteenth century, almost 200 years before Columbus reached the West Indies, and 250 years before the Reformation,  Europe had been Catholic and the Church continued to influence virtually every phase of human life.
 
A. Europe had been Catholic and the Church continued to influence virtually every phase of human life
B. the Catholic Church continued to influence every phase of human life
C. the Europe that had been Catholic was still influenced in virtually every
phase of human life by the Church
D. Europe was Catholic and the Church influenced virtually every phase of human life
E. every phase of human life bore traces of the European influence of the Catholic Church

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