Read the quotation. Then answer the question that follows.

It is God who establishes kings... Princes thus act as ministers of God and His lieutenants on earth, it is through them that He rules.... the royal throne is not the throne of a man, but the throne of God himself. It appears from this that the person of kings is sacred, and to move against them is sacrilege. -Bshop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture

What idea was Bossuet describing?

A. the divine right of kings to rule

08. the divine right of the church to rule

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Question

Read the quotation. Then answer the question that follows.

It is God who establishes kings... Princes thus act as ministers of God and His lieutenants on earth, it is through them that He rules.... the royal throne is not the throne of a man, but the throne of God himself. It appears from this that the person of kings is sacred, and to move against them is sacrilege. -Bshop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture

What idea was Bossuet describing?

A. the divine right of kings to rule

08. the divine right of the church to rule

OG the divine ay of Parliament ever the king

OD the divines er-the-eitizenry

toga · Answer

Bossuet was describing the idea of the divine right of kings to rule. According to this idea, kings were appointed by God, and their authority was absolute and unquestionable. The king's power was not to be challenged or questioned by anyone, as doing so would be considered sacrilege. This belief was used to justify the authority of monarchs and to discourage rebellion or disobedience against them.