Author Question: Philip II favored the secular over the regular clergy because A) he was angered by the scandalous ... (Read 47 times)

asd123 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Philip II favored the secular over the regular clergy because

A) he was angered by the scandalous lifestyles of the friars.
B) he disliked the independence of spirit shown by the regulars regarding Spain's policy toward indigenous peoples.
C) the papacy had ordered that secular clergy replace the regulars in the spiritual direction of indigenous converts.
D) he was concerned over the excessive number of monasteries and their great wealth.

Question 2

The ineffectiveness of much Spanish colonial law reflected the

A) problems created by the colonies' great distance from Spain.
B) dilemma of royal officials who had to enforce laws opposed by powerful colonial elites.
C) systematic bribery of royal officials by colonial elites.
D) pressure on the Council of the Indies by procuradores, representatives of colonial elites.