The city-state of Venice should only be governed by merchants who understand business and not by Catholic clergy who only understand the Bible.

A. Individualism

B. Confucianism

C. Secularism

D. Humanism

The answer is obviously secularism. The idea that the church and state should be seprated; It ensures that religious groups don't interfere in state affairs, and the state doesn't interfere in religious affairs.

The answer is secularism