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By the 16th century, the Roman Catholic Church was charging people numerous fees, dues, taxes, tithes, and payments to support clergymen and to fund building projects. What would happen to people who refused or were unable to pay these fees to the church?
A.
They would be sentenced to prison.
B.
The church would refuse them the sacraments.
C.
The church would take their personal property.
D.
They would lose their citizenship.
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B. The church would refuse them the sacraments.
Clergy often withheld sacraments (marriage, communion, confession, burial, last rites) or imposed ecclesiastical penalties (excommunication/interdict) on those who could not or would not pay, a major grievance leading to the Reformation.
Clergy often withheld sacraments (marriage, communion, confession, burial, last rites) or imposed ecclesiastical penalties (excommunication/interdict) on those who could not or would not pay, a major grievance leading to the Reformation.
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