Answer:
A. They believed that the church had moved away from its core teachings and become corrupt
Explanation:
In the 1400's, lot of changes started to happen in Europe, and the majority of them were going against the Church and its power. One of the things that was happening that a constantly increasing number of people were dissatisfied with the Church because it became very corrupt, brutal, and moved away from the core teachings of the Christianity. This led to the formation of the Protestant Movement, which quickly escalated and the Church got divided, with the new Protestant Movement creating its own churches and teachings, while the Catholic Church lot of its followers, territory, and power. Unfortunately this also led to persecutions and lot of violence.
One of the major reasons why Americans distrusted public institutions like the government was because of the publishing of the Pentagon Papers. This series of government documents that were supposed to be classified, essentially showed that the US federal government had been lying about the progress the US was making in the Vietnam War. These documents caused outrage all over the country, as thousands of American men were drafted into this military conflict for what seemed like a failed mission.
