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What was the long-term effect of the European Reformation?

A. Europeans were permanently divided into two religions, Catholicism and Protestantism.
B. The political boundaries of European nations were redrawn based on religion.
C. The Catholic Church divided religious authority among individual churches.
D. A number of new Christian religions developed, but they had different beliefs and practices.
E. Each country developed a system of government that agreed with its dominant religion.