What statement best describes the Catholic Church during the Renaissance? The monarchs of Europe governed the Catholic Church and dictated its policies and practices. The Catholic Church was increasingly seen as a corrupt institution with too much power. The Catholic Church mostly remained separate from European politics and government. The people of Europe had little contact with the Catholic Church, which had no influence over their lives.

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26 July, 07:20

What statement best describes the Catholic Church during the Renaissance? The monarchs of Europe governed the Catholic Church and dictated its policies and practices. The Catholic Church was increasingly seen as a corrupt institution with too much power. The Catholic Church mostly remained separate from European politics and government. The people of Europe had little contact with the Catholic Church, which had no influence over their lives.

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Lorena Parks · Answer 1

Strict rules

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Since Catholic being so strict to follow annd the prostestine Reformation came which is easy to follow whatever they like, whenever and wherever.

Timothy Church · Answer 2

The correct answer is B) the Catholic Church was increasingly seen as a corrupt institution with too much power.

The statement that best describes the Catholic Church during the Renaissance is "the Catholic Church was increasingly seen as a corrupt institution with too much power.

During the Renaissance years, after the dark ages of the Middle Age, many things changed and the concept of "HUmanism" was introduced, which meant more respect for the human being and his possibility to increase knowledge through the reason. This made people see how the Catholic Church represented a corrupt institution that amassed a fortune selling indulgences to people and exerted too much power and influence over their followers.