The statement that best describes catholic church during the renaissance is: b The Catholic Church was increasingly seen as a corrupt institution with too much power.
During that period of time, the catholic church has a deep connection with the government to the point where the church able to influence the type of legislation that shall be passed in society. They also receive a lot of money from promoting a certain nobles so they can gain power and fame within that society.
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