Question

A historian could best explain the arguments made in the passage regarding the pope and the clergy in the context of Protestant claims that the Catholic Church


had not adequately supported earlier Crusades against Muslims in the Holy Land

Option A,had not adequately supported earlier Crusades against Muslims in the Holy Land

a

had become corrupted by power

Option B,had become corrupted by power

b

had become too heavily influenced by Renaissance Humanism

Option C,had become too heavily influenced by Renaissance Humanism

c

had failed to convert Muslims living in Europe to Christianity

Option D,had failed to convert Muslims living in Europe to Christianity

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Ba

Answer 1

Option B: had become corrupted by power.

Protestant criticisms (e.g., Luther, Calvin) targeted papal and clerical abuses — selling indulgences, simony, nepotism, accumulation of wealth and political influence — arguing the Church’s leaders had become morally and spiritually compromised by power.