Question

When historians investigate the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain’s and Portugal’s empire building processes, they notice which of the following?(1 point)
Responses

Church leaders and country leaders worked together because doing so offered mutual benefits for each of them.
Church leaders and country leaders worked together because doing so offered mutual benefits for each of them.

Indigenous peoples were more likely to follow religious leaders than rulers of foreign countries.
Indigenous peoples were more likely to follow religious leaders than rulers of foreign countries.

Roman Catholic Church leaders did not think that European rulers should try to build their empires.
Roman Catholic Church leaders did not think that European rulers should try to build their empires.

Although these countries worked with the Roman Catholic Church, the Church lost power in the process.
Although these countries worked with the Roman Catholic Church, the Church lost power in the process.

Answer 1

When historians investigate the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain’s and Portugal’s empire building processes, they often notice that **Church leaders and country leaders worked together because doing so offered mutual benefits for each of them.** This collaboration allowed for the spread of Christianity alongside territorial expansion, with the church providing moral justification for conquests and colonial ventures while the state offered protection and support to the church's missionary activities.