HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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breaking of the religious unity of Europe
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strengthening of the political power of the Pope
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increasing in the influence of the Roman Catholic Church
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restoration of political unity in western Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Reformation established many protestant sects. (A Protestant is generally considered to be a Christian who is not of the Roman catholic or Eastern Orthodox faiths.) In western Europe the Reformation shattered Catholic religious unity and led to Christian diversity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The strife Martin Luther had unwittingly unleashed led to a chaotic series of wars that would last more than a century. Throughout the 1500s, Europe’s princes and kings jockeyed for power, using religion as their excuse. It culminated in a bloody free-for-all called the Thirty Years’ War that raged from 1618 to 1648.
Detailed explanation-3: -A Protestant revolt against Catholic Habsburg rule in Bohemia spiralled into a conflict in which all the major powers of Europe became involved. Parts of the German-speaking lands were utterly decimated – some areas lost between a quarter and a half of their population.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Europe, a major immediate effect of the protest and reformation was the decline in the religious unity and the power of the Catholic Church.