The Troubles of the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries

The troubles of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries:

A) caught most Europeans completely unaware.
B) had been anticipated by the Protestant countries but not Catholic ones.
C) had been anticipated by the Catholic countries but not Protestant ones.
D) found most countries well prepared to deal with the problems.
E) had been predicted by the Church, but had been ignored by everyone.