In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries what was the theory of divine right most often used to justify? communist revolutions B democratic protests the power of the pope D absolute monarchies

The theory of divine right was most often used to justify absolute monarchies. The divine right of kings is a political and religious doctrine that asserts that a monarch derives their authority directly from God, not from any earthly authority or the consent of the governed. Therefore, the correct answer is:<br /><br />D absolute monarchies