When historians investigate the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain's and Portugal's empire building processes, they notice which of the following?

A. Indigenous peoples were more likely to follow religious leaders than rulers of foreign countries.

B. Church leaders and country leaders worked together because doing so offered Thutual benefits for each of them.

C. Although these countries worked with the Roman Catholic Church, the Church lost power in the process.

D. Roman Catholic Church leaders did not think that European rulers should try to build their empires.

B. Church leaders and country leaders worked together because doing so offered mutual benefits for each of them.