In western Europe during the Middle Ages, which position did the bishop of Rome hold?
Head of the Church in western Europe, standing above its bishops✓Bonne réponse
Head of the eastern churches after the Latin and Greek churches separated
Ruler of the Frankish kingdom's day-to-day government
Chosen head of every town council in Christian Europe
Explication
The bishop of Rome, called the pope, stood at the top of the western Church's organisation, above archbishops, bishops and the priests of the parishes across the Latin west. The eastern claim fails because after the Latin and Greek churches went their separate ways the eastern churches followed their own patriarchs rather than Rome.