Answer by a CatholicI don't think the Church had much say in the whether the Renaissance happened or not.
The Protestant church separated from the Catholic church during the Renaissance.
A time when there was a rejection of the authority of the Catholic Church
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The only church that existed in this time was the Catholic Church.
A time when there was a rejection of the authority of the Catholic Church
The Reformation had a significant impact on the Catholic Church by leading to the division of Christianity into different branches, such as Protestantism. This movement challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church, leading to reforms within the church itself. The Reformation also resulted in a decline in the power and influence of the Catholic Church in some regions of Europe.
Catholic Church no longer had any influence in Europe.
religious features, mainly based in the Catholic church
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Answer from a CatholicI don't think that the Catholic Church has a defined opinion about the ideas and art of the Renaissance as such. I know that many of the Renaissance ideas are humanistic and many of the people at this time were Deists and opposed to the Church. The Renaissance, as a whole, spelled the death of the great Christian Middle Ages and put way too much emphasis on man and not enough emphasis on God.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.