Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales.But, sirs, there’s one thing I forgot to add:I’ve got relics and pardons in my bagAs good as anybody’s in England,All given to me by the Pope’s own hand.If any here should wish, out of devotion,To make an offering, and have absolution,Let them come forward now, and kneeling downHumbly receive my blessing and pardon.
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new Biblical translationsThe speaker says the Pope personally gave him relics and pardons, and he offers absolution and blessings to the crowd. This passage therefore emphasizes the Pope’s religious authority. The best choice is “the Pope’s authority.”
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