Pope Leo X understood that he had to punish Martin Luther for posting his ideas against the Catholic Church in order to keep others from doing the same. What power did the pope hold that would have stopped more people from questioning his authority? A: the power to slander Luther in the public square
B: the power to excommunicate Luther
C:the power to banish Luther from the church
D:the power to have Luther crucified

B. the power to excommunicate Luther in the public square

Explanation:

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  the common sense as a pamphlet written by thomas paine. it promoted the independence of the colonies from british rule. the distribution of this pamphlet was great, it reached people everywhere and it was even read aloud at places people met. it also unite the colonists before the revolutionary war.

answer is d

a. always outside of government control.