Luther and Others After Him Were Able to Divide the Christian

question 169

Multiple Choice

Luther and others after him were able to divide the Christian church because

• A)they were beneficiaries of earlier reformers who had weakened the church already.
• B)the Great Schism and a series of worldly popes had lowered public support for the papacy.
• C)the writings of Erasmus and other humanists generated the critical spirit that challenged many accepted beliefs.
• D)movable-type printing allowed for the mass production of books and permitted the rapid spread of new ideas.
• E)all of these choices

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