Question

What was the pope’s role in the growth of the Spanish Empire and spreading Catholicism to the New World?(1 point)
Responses

The pope personally oversaw the conquest of Granada, freeing the colony from its Muslim occupants.
The pope personally oversaw the conquest of Granada, freeing the colony from its Muslim occupants.

The pope fought in the Reconquista in Spain, helping charge the Spanish with religious zeal.
The pope fought in the Reconquista in Spain, helping charge the Spanish with religious zeal.

The pope provided funding and papal authority to colonize new lands in the name of the "true faith".
The pope provided funding and papal authority to colonize new lands in the name of the "true faith".

The pope visited the New World to bring Catholicism to the Indigenous populations during the age of exploration.

Answer 1

The pope provided funding and papal authority to colonize new lands in the name of the "true faith".

(He issued papal bulls granting Spain rights to territories and to convert Indigenous peoples; he did not personally fight or visit the New World.)