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The Protestant Reformation cracked the Catholic Church's power in ways that still shape the world today.
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In this episode
- How Martin Luther's dissent grew into a full religious movement
- Why the Catholic Church struggled to hold its grip on Europe
- The political and spiritual stakes of the Protestant-Catholic conflict
- What this power struggle meant for ordinary people caught in the middle
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Luke Skywalker assumes his rightful throne as Master of the Popes. Or actually Martin Luther and the dissent of Protestantism gives rise to combat the Catholic Church in a battle for supremacy!
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