Which of the following are true of the relationship between absolutist monarchs and religious authorities? Select all that apply.


In the Ottoman Empire, religious and secular authorities worked closely together, and the imperial administration was often staffed by members of the religious community.


Absolutists frequently increased and augmented the autonomy of religious institutions within their realms, often relinquishing control of ecclesiastical appointments.


Judicial courts in France decreed that the papacy had no authority in secular matters, and that because of the Concordat of Beauvais, the French crown retained the right to appoint bishops.


Absolutist monarchs and ecclesiastical authorities generally offered mutual authority and legitimacy to one another.


Absolutist monarchs in Catholic territories often supported the Church by actively persecuting religious dissidents and minorities.