... Martin Luther had paved the way to question the church. This spread throughout the world inspiring others, spurring the Catholic (counter) reformation, and thus later led to religious, social and political changes in Western Europe. His views on Christianity appealed to nobles and commoners, yet it was a threat to the Roman Catholic Church. Luther believed that Christian belief must be based ... all adults. Protestantism was such a threat to the Roman Catholic Church that Italian peasants sometimes defied their masters by adopting a different faith. Politically, it gave them less contro...

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