Which option best describes causes or consequences of the schism (separation) between the roman catholic and protestant branches of christianity? pope gregory vii declared that all clergy must commit to a life of celibacy, leading many clergy members to leave the church. pope boniface viii secretly conspired with philip iv of france, leading to rome providing funds to build the palace of versailles. the council of nicea rejected a ban on priests marrying, leading many spanish clerics to revolt against the roman catholic church. reformers martin luther and john calvin challenged the catholic church’s selling of indulgences and papal corruption, leading to the protestant reformation.

The schism between the Roman Catholic and Protestant branches of Christianity was caused because reformers Martin Luther and John Calvin challenged the Catholic Church’s selling of indulgences and papal corruption, leading to the Protestant Reformation.

Explanation:

In the sixteenth century there was a great crisis in the Catholic Church in Western Europe due to numerous accusations of ecclesiastical corruption and lack of religious piety. It was the sale of indulgences to finance the construction of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, which started the Protestant Reformation led by Martin Luther and John Calvin, which would eventually cause Western Christianity to be divided in two, one led by the Catholic Church, which after the Council of Trent claimed to be the true heir of Western Christendom, expelling any dissent and subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the Pope; and another half that founded several ecclesial communities of their own, generally of a national character, for the most part, rejecting the medieval Christian heritage and seek the restoration of an idealized primitive Christianity. This resulted in Europe being divided between a series of countries that recognized the Pope as the highest pontiff of the Catholic Church, and the countries that rejected Catholic theology and the authority of Rome and that received the common name of Protestants. This division provoked a series of religious wars in Europe.

adopted the practice of proskynesis, a persian court custom that involved bowing down and kissing the hand of others, depending on their rank.

        i'm fairly sure that the correct answers are 2 and 3.

        i used both my knowledge of world history and the process of elimination to obtain these answers. option 1 cannot be a possible selection because the mandate of heaven belongs to ancient chinese philosophical belief. option 4 sounds like it would benefit the region than detriment it. however, both 2 and 3 explain a potential reason for what could have contributed to the fall of the roman empire.

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