Which of these statements best describes the political and religious situation in Europe at the end of the sixteenth century?(1 point)

Responses

Rulers in Southern and Eastern Europe adopted Protestantism as their nations’ official religion.
Rulers in Southern and Eastern Europe adopted Protestantism as their nations’ official religion.

Europe remained divided over political and religious issues.
Europe remained divided over political and religious issues.

Catholic nations intervened in English affairs and reinstated Catholicism as the state religion.
Catholic nations intervened in English affairs and reinstated Catholicism as the state religion.

Most of the German states in the Holy Roman Empire reinstated Catholicism as their official religion by 1650.

Europe remained divided over political and religious issues.