Philip II Favored the Secular Over the Regular Clergy Because

question 44

Multiple Choice

Philip II favored the secular over the regular clergy because

• A) he was angered by the scandalous lifestyles of the friars.
• B) he disliked the independence of spirit shown by the regulars regarding Spain's policy toward indigenous peoples.
• C) the papacy had ordered that secular clergy replace the regulars in the spiritual direction of indigenous converts.
• D) he was concerned over the excessive number of monasteries and their great wealth.