Indulgences are presented as a corrupt system of bribing God to reduce punishment, provoking Luther's attack on papal authority.
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Indulgences are presented as a corrupt system of bribing God to reduce punishment, provoking Luther's attack on papal authority.
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"At this time, the Catholic Church wanted to build St. Peter's Basilica, a church in the Vatican, and they wanted this to be a..."
"And this is the argument he makes, okay? So, let's look at some sentences. So, the 36th sentence is, every truly repentant Christian has..."
"So, let's pray for the Pope. Because clearly, the Pope has offended God. He also says, Why does not the Pope, whose wealth is..."
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"...This is Wikipedia, by the way. The Guelphs, which support the papacy, and the Ghibellines, which support the Holy Roman Empire. So Dante's family..."
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The Protestant Reformation begins as liberation from priest, pope, and ritual.
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