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In what ways do the Protestant Reformation shift political power away from the Papacy and the roman Catholic Church

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The Protestant Reformation served as a catalyst for a massive shift in the political make up of Europe.

They did this by taking away the financial base that the Catholic Church was using to centralize power and by taking money away, the Protestant Reformation was able to move power from the Church to the people & lords of each country.

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