
Saints & Sinners: The History of the Popes
Protest and Division
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Corruption reared its ugly head again during the Renaissance. Under such notorious figures as Pope Alexander Borgia, the Church simultaneously reached a pinnacle cultural greatness and a pit of spiritual degradation. Then came the reformation led by an unknown monk -Martin Luther. The Catholic Church was to fight back with the Counter Reformation and plunged Europe into religious wars