Religion argument

Question 1

Success of religious policy as a whole, three paragraphs

Answer 1

• Reform of the Church
• Eradication of Heresy
• Relations with the Papacy

Question 2

Reformation of the Church

Answer 2

Reform of the Church was a failure

• Only success was in education of the laity
• Pluralism, education of the clergy and rural paganism was not addressed
• Especially a failure in the spread of ideas leading to cultural stagnation

Question 3

Eradication of Heresy

Answer 3

Eradication of heresy was a great aim but was never an issue

• There was never any issue with heresy, attempts to rid Spain of it were expensive and of little use

Question 4

Relations with the Papacy

Answer 4

Overall success based on a financial argument and balance of early and late

Early success, Philip succeeded in standing up to the Pope

Failure later in the period, relationship degraded and at times proved to be a hinderance to Philip and to Catholicism