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During the 1500's, the people voiced out their ideas about the abuse of power in the Catholic Church. Certain individuals wanted the Church to change or ultimately, create a church that did not allow the abuse of power. Many of these people were sought out by the church during the Inquisition. Ultimately, the Reformation led to the establishment of Protestantism and the shift in power in the Catholic Church.

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

You forgot to include the question. Here we just have a statement. But not a question.

If this is a true or false question, then the correct answer is "true."

It is true that during the 1500s, the people voiced out their ideas about the abuse of power in the Catholic Church. One of them, or at least, the most influential voice of that time was German monk Martin Luther, who wrote the important document titled "95 Theses." He was one of the individuals who wanted the Church to change or ultimately, create a church that did not allow the abuse of power.

Luther criticized the Catholic church in his essay, questioning the church leaders for the selling of indulgences. For him, that was cheating and was not moral.

Ultimately, this scenario ended up in the division of the Catholic church and the Reformation that led to the establishment of Protestantism and the shift in power in the traditional Church. And yes, many of these people who were against the religious principles of the Catholic church were sought out during the Inquisition.

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