Question

Read the following quotation from Catholic bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet at the court of Louis XIV. Rulers then act as the ministers of God and as his lieutenants on earth. It is through them that God exercises his empire. . . . Consequently, as we have seen, the royal throne is not the throne of a man, but the throne of God himself. What best summarizes the bishop’s point of view?A) a French aristocrat
B) a bishop who was not a member of the royal court
C) a member of the British Parliament
D) an absolute monarch from Spain or Russia

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter C.

Explanation:  Jacques Bossuet (1627-1704) was a French bishop and theologian, one of the greatest theorists of absolutism. He was one of France's most influential personalities in religious, political, and cultural affairs in the second half of the seventeenth century. It was considered the greatest of all sacred speakers. It is one of the great figures of French Classicism.