What statement best describes the catholic church during the renaissance?

a the monarchs of europe governed the catholic church and dictated its policies and practices.
b the catholic church was increasingly seen as a corrupt institution with too much power.
c the catholic church mostly remained separate from european politics and government.
d the people of europe had little contact with the catholic church, which had no influence over their lives.

The statement that best describes catholic church during the renaissance is: b The Catholic Church was increasingly seen as a corrupt institution with too much power.

During that period of time, the catholic church has a deep connection with the government to the point where the church able to influence the type of legislation that shall be passed in society. They also receive a lot of money from promoting a certain nobles so they can gain power and fame within that society.

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