What New Responsibility Was Assigned to Cardinals in the Aftermath

question 37

Multiple Choice

What new responsibility was assigned to cardinals in the aftermath of the Council of Trent?

• A) They took command of the military activities initiated by the papacy.
• B) No new responsibilities were delegated to the cardinals, for these officials were demoted to ceremonial functions only.
• C) The cardinals were assigned to public-relations duties.
• D) Cardinals presided over committees that issued the indexes of forbidden books.
• E) Cardinals supervised the missionary work conducted by Jesuits and other orders.

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