Question
Why did missionaries attempt to align Indigenous gods with Catholic religious icons?(1 point)
Responses
Missionaries avoided any support or use of Indigenous cultural beliefs.
Missionaries avoided any support or use of Indigenous cultural beliefs.
It made Catholicism seem more familiar and the conversion process easier for Indigenous peoples.
It made Catholicism seem more familiar and the conversion process easier for Indigenous peoples.
It allowed Indigenous peoples to continue practicing their religion but pretend to convert to Catholicism.
It allowed Indigenous peoples to continue practicing their religion but pretend to convert to Catholicism.
It demonstrated the inadequacy of Catholic religious doctrine.
Responses
Missionaries avoided any support or use of Indigenous cultural beliefs.
Missionaries avoided any support or use of Indigenous cultural beliefs.
It made Catholicism seem more familiar and the conversion process easier for Indigenous peoples.
It made Catholicism seem more familiar and the conversion process easier for Indigenous peoples.
It allowed Indigenous peoples to continue practicing their religion but pretend to convert to Catholicism.
It allowed Indigenous peoples to continue practicing their religion but pretend to convert to Catholicism.
It demonstrated the inadequacy of Catholic religious doctrine.
Answers
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The correct response is:
**It made Catholicism seem more familiar and the conversion process easier for Indigenous peoples.**
This approach helped missionaries facilitate the acceptance of Catholicism by making it resonate with the existing beliefs and practices of Indigenous cultures.
**It made Catholicism seem more familiar and the conversion process easier for Indigenous peoples.**
This approach helped missionaries facilitate the acceptance of Catholicism by making it resonate with the existing beliefs and practices of Indigenous cultures.