Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Garibaldi captured Rome in 1870, in the final step in Italian Reunific

Between B and E
My vote forB



B. has ceased holding an army and has become - looks good. // and indicates that the event occurred in the past but the Vatican remains a religious institution today
E. ceased holding an army and became - Calls out the event that happened in the past, but the current state of the Vatican still has a religious purpose today. I think B expresses that point more clearly.
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