During the seventeenth century, how did the political power of the clergy change over time?

a. It gradually diminished as secular bureaucrats replaced clerical elites.
b. It gradually increased, as clerical elites amassed considerable political power.
c. It increased rapidly as monarchs recruited large numbers of clerical elites to help them run their states
d. It remained largely static, with clerical elites remaining aloof from politics.


a. It gradually diminished as secular bureaucrats replaced clerical elites.

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