Paradoxically, How Did the Church Itself Contribute to the Decline

question 56

Multiple Choice

Paradoxically, how did the Church itself contribute to the decline in religious observance in general?

• A) The Church's large-scale reform efforts had been for the most part unsuccessful, leaving clergy and parishioners uneducated and disenchanted with religion.
• B) The exposure of the clergy to cosmopolitanism led large numbers of them to leave the Church and become atheists.
• C) Many educated clergy had come to participate in cosmopolitanism, viewing their parishioners as primitive and imposing strict standards on them.
• D) The number of clergy rose due to the increase in and popularity of religious philosophy, causing there to be too many churches to have a good turnout at each.
• E) Especially in rural areas, parishioners and clergy became too likeminded, often blurring distinctions between who had the authority and who did not.

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