it ensured that careers would be open on the basis of merit and not privileges of birth.
It did not guarantee women equal rights but confirmed the existing supremacy of men over women; women had fewer rights than children.
It didn't either enshrine individual rights or the security of the state- there was a balance
Answer: The pope alluded to this statement by Martin Luther.
Explanation:
This is how the pope metaphor addressed Martin Luther. Pope Leo X issued a papal proclamation in which he compared this Christian reformer to an animal because of the actions of Martin Luther.
The pope wrote in his announcement that the wild beast was treading on the vineyard of the church and was trying to destroy it. In this statement, the pope meant Luther but also all his followers.
During which time? This is not made clear
