How Did the Practice of Simony Affect the Church

question 58

Multiple Choice

How did the practice of simony affect the church?

• A)It permitted the church to raise large sums of money on church lands without having to pay royal taxes, thus creating conflicts between kings and the papacy.
• B)It resulted in a clergy who sometimes obtained church positions for political or economic reasons with little concern for their religious obligations.
• C)It created independent church courts that made church officials feel invulnerable in their conflicts with secular rulers.
• D)It permitted church officials to adapt doctrine to different localities based on local cultural traditions, thus expanding the range of spiritual expression allowed by the church.

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