Question

Which answer choice accurately describes the main cause of the iconoclast controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries?
a. Iconoclasts believed only the pope had authority to lead the Christian church.
b. Iconoclasts believed in worshipping religious objects.
c. Iconoclasts believed it was blasphemy to worship religious objects.
d. Iconoclasts believed that no single person should lead the Christian church.

Answer 1

The answer choice which accurately describes the main cause of the iconoclast controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries was c) Iconoclasts believed it was blasphemy to worship religious objects. This banned all icons of religion in the Christian religion and the persecution of supporters who believed in the veneration of religious icon. This was a period during the Byzantine Empire.