History & Civics
(A) In the middle ages the Church had vast properties, which gave ample income to the Church.
(B) The clergy collected ‘Peter’s Pence’ from the people to build St. Peter’s Church as well as ‘Indulgences’ and ‘Simony’ to get more money.
- (R) contradicts (A)
- (A) is the reason for (R)
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Answer
(A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Explanation — Churches were indeed very rich but the clergy collected ‘Peter’s Pence’ from the people to build St. Peter’s Church as well as ‘Indulgences’ and ‘Simony’ to make even more money. This showed the corruption in churches during that time.
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