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What historical figure promoted the rapid growth of a high Anglican faction within the church whose ceremony, ritual, and doctrine more closely resembled Roman Catholicism ?

Correct answer: B. William Laud

  • A. William Collins
  • B. William Laud
  • C. William Shakespeare
  • D. William Tyndale

Explanation

William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury under Charles I, promoted High Anglicanism through greater ceremony, ritual, and episcopal authority. These features brought the English Church closer in appearance and practice to Roman Catholicism.

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