When the Catholic Church weakened why did that help Queen Elizabeth's protestant cause? WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST I DONT CARE AS LONG AS IT IS ANSWERED ( but it should be a serious and a good answer)

How did the church gain secular power? a) monks forced massive numbers of people to convert through fear of punishment. b) the church issued interdicts, laws passed by the church regardless of secular law. c) the church's power to deny the sacraments gave the church power over christians. d) canon law established secular courts under the control of the church.