How did scientific rationalism undermine the authority of the Catholic Church?

Before the revolution the church had all authority and everyone believed what the church said. It undermined it because any scientific evidence that went against the church weakened the church. Officials feared that as people began to believe scientific ideas, then people would start to question the Church, making people doubt key elements of the faith. Officials feared that scientific ideas would threaten the powerful influence of the Church.

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the growing interconnectedness of the world through communication, trade, and the exchange of ideas is an important theme in the history of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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