A fascinating thought.

…at the time; there is no question that Pope Leo X was one of a succession of terrible Medici popes. Had Luther and Johann Eck, the papal representative who opposed him, not gotten into such an intractable battle of wills, Luther might today be seen as a Church reformer in the mold of St. Francis of Assisi rather than as a heretical rebel by Catholics and a savior by Protestants. In fact, there might not even be Protestants. Sadly, events ranging from the pope not grasping the gravity of the situation until it was too late…
Ten Common Historical Myths That Simply Refuse to Die
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A fascinating thought.
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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