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which situation was a direct challenge to the political and religious authority of the Catholic church

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Most likely the Reformation where new Christian religions
sprang up due to the abuses of the Catholic Church.  Among these were Lutheran, Calvinist, Presbyterian,
Anglican to name a few.  They had their
interpretation of the Bible and God’s teachings of salvation.  The Catholic Church countered with the
CounterReformation.

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