The Strongest Signal That the Papacy Was Losing Power in Western

question 15

Multiple Choice

The strongest signal that the papacy was losing power in Western Europe was

• A)the expulsion of Jesuits from Catholic countries.
• B)the decision to allow only Protestants to serve parlements in France.
• C)the requirement that all Catholics leave Austria.
• D)the end of the Inquisition in Portugal.
• E)the fact that Louis XV converted to Protestantism when he took the French throne.

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