Question

Beginning of challenges to the authority of the Catholic Church leads to the ________ ________. A Protestant Reformation b Battle of Tours c Great Schism d Eastern Orthodoxy

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Protestant Reformation

Explanation:

In the beginning of the 16th century, many events led to the Protestant reformation. Clergy abuse caused people to begin criticizing the Catholic Church. The greed and scandalous lives of the clergy had created a split between them and the peasants.