How did Peter the Great gain control of the religious issues in Russia?
A. He abolished the head of the church and set up the Holy Synod headed by a layman.
B. He abolished the Holy Synod and set up a patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
C. He asked the religious leaders to take over the governing of the church within Russia.
D. He encouraged independence of the Russian Orthodox Church.
E. He set up a procurator general to carry out the wishes of the religious leaders of Russia.
Answer: A
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