According to the Author, the Main Reason Why the Church

Multiple Choice

According to the author, the main reason why the Church did not immediately condemn Luther was

A) political; the pope had to weigh the influence of the Elector of Saxony, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the kings of Spain, France and England.
B) the initial support that much of the Catholic clergy gave Luther.
C) cultural: officials in Rome could not take the activities of a German monk seriously.
D) the internal weakness of the Church; the Papacy was being challenged by the Conciliar Movement.
E) the limited impact Luther's ideas were having.