Why Did the Church Impose Such Harsh Sanctions on Heretics

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Multiple Choice

Why did the church impose such harsh sanctions on heretics who refused to repent of their allegedly false beliefs?

• A) Church leaders believed that burning heretics at the stake would save the souls of those sinners.
• B) Church leaders believed that unrepentant heretics jeopardized the souls of those around them.
• C) Church leaders believed that unrepentant heretics were likely to forge an alliance with other enemies of the faith, including Jews and Muslims.
• D) Church leaders thought that unrepentant heretics could be enlisted by ambitious political rulers such as Frederick Barbarossa who had clashed with ecclesiastical authorities.

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