The two ways that the church helped the people in Latin America by playing an important role in the economy as a profit-making concern and as a supplier of social services.

<u>Explanation:</u>

The Penguin History of Latin America is a famous book written by Edwin Williamson. This book consists of history about 500 years of America.

Starting from Portugal and Spain's conquest to the new world till the date the year he published it(1992). The given snippet explains the role of the Catholic Church in society.

The Church provided the people with health care, education and poor relief. It ordered to use the profits from the plantations to schools, colleges, and seminaries.

It operated hospitals for people with mental illnesses, poor and dying people. Moreover, it started orphanages for homeless girls.

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