Which of the Following Best Characterizes the Early Church's Understanding

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best characterizes the early church's understanding of saint veneration?

• A) Widely endorsed by the church
• B) Widely endorsed by laypeople, but church leaders saw it as a problem
• C) Only a small number of Christians actually endorsed it
• D) It was only endorsed when the church was persecuted, and then gradually discredited

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Margin of Error

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Confidence Coefficient

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Population Variance

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