Which description best reflects the relationship between religion and the secular world during the renaissance?
A. Protestant emphasis on the individual’s personal relationship with God was seen in the size of new churches being built.
B. Renewed interest in the Classical Greek and Roman texts led to closer ties between the Catholic Church and secular institutions.
C. The relationship between politics and religion became strained, and the political influence of the Catholic Church weakened.
D.Humanist writers and philosophers whose ideas fostered individual expression and intellectual freedom supported the Catholic Church.
