Which of the Following Was NOT a Cause of Popular

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a cause of popular dissatisfaction with the Roman Catholic Church in the early fifteenth century?

• A)the fiscal practices of the papacy
• B)the moral laxity of the clergy
• C)the failure of the Church to meet spiritual needs
• D)increasing austerity and the use of the vernacular within the Church
• E)the papacy's secular interests

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