Which statement best summarizes the criticisms of the Catholic Church by Protestant reformers?(1 point)

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Protestant reformers saw the Catholic Church as corrupt and too focused on wealth and political power instead of faith and ministry.
Protestant reformers saw the Catholic Church as corrupt and too focused on wealth and political power instead of faith and ministry.

Protestant reformers wanted the Catholic Church to control secular governments.
Protestant reformers wanted the Catholic Church to control secular governments.

Protestant reformers believed each nation should have their own unique church.
Protestant reformers believed each nation should have their own unique church.

Protestant reformers believed the pope should have direct control over individual salvation.

1.Martin Luther successfully built on more than a century of other scholars' ideas, causing more people to speak up and leave the Catholic Church.

2.a sixteenth-century document calling for the censorship of newly printed books

3.Protestant reformers saw the Catholic Church as corrupt and too focused on wealth and political power instead of faith and ministry.

4.The Council of Trent sought to control the spread of ideas that threatened the power and influence of the Church.

5.resistance by secular political leaders
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Protestant reformers saw the Catholic Church as corrupt and too focused on wealth and political power instead of faith and ministry.

All five statements provided accurately summarize various aspects of the criticisms and conflicts between the Protestant reformers and the Catholic Church during the Reformation period.

Protestant reformers saw the Catholic Church as corrupt and too focused on wealth and political power instead of faith and ministry.

The statement that best summarizes the criticisms of the Catholic Church by Protestant reformers is: "Protestant reformers saw the Catholic Church as corrupt and too focused on wealth and political power instead of faith and ministry."

To arrive at this answer, we can analyze the statements provided and look for the one that highlights the key criticisms made by Protestant reformers. In this case, the statement accurately reflects the general sentiment expressed by Protestant reformers during the Reformation period. They criticized the Catholic Church for its perceived corruption, excessive focus on wealth and political power, rather than on faith and ministry.