Question

What did the commission created by Pope Paul III conclude about the state of the Roman Catholic Church’s hierarchy?

It concluded the hierarchy deserved a raise.
It concluded the hierarchy did exceptionally good work.
It concluded the hierarchy was corrupt.
It concluded the hierarchy should adopt Protestant reforms.
It concluded the hierarchy acted with integrity.

Answer 1

It concluded the hierarchy was corrupt.

Pope Paul III’s 1536 commission (producing the Consilium de Emendanda Ecclesia) reported widespread abuses—simony, nepotism, absenteeism, moral laxity—among bishops and other church officials.