The majority of Europeans describe themselves as Christians, divided into a large number of denominations. Christianity, more specifically the Catholic Church, which played an important in the shaping of Western civilization since at least the 4th century. .....Hope this helped you
Their views on many issues are known.
A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.