02 October 2000 Luther: Similar, Yet Deemed Very Different The Middle Ages were marked as a time of religious corruption within the Catholic Church. A scenario was created in which the church followers became very disenchanted. The Great Schism, as well as corrupt popes such as Alexander VI (1492-1503), led to an undermining of the Church. People saw in Luther a moderate leader that embodied their ideas for reform. His movement did away with the religious hierarchy …showed first 75 words of 1465 total…

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