... because no Protestant state ever came to power and 'killed' and 'failed' people either ...
"We freely acknowledge that God has allowed this chastisement to come upon His Church because of the sins of men and especially because of the sins of priests and prelates . . . We know well that for many years much that must be regarded with horror has come to pass in this Holy See: abuses in spiritual matters, transgressions against the Commandments; indeed, that everything has been gravely perverted" (quoted in K. Adam, One and Holy, p. 97).
I am not going down that road. In fact, as far as the prelate's statement goes, I agree with him. The fact is that Luther's life was in danger because of the actions of a Pope in Rome, nobody made the pope do it. Later further actions by the Catholic Church in this area proves Luther was right.
I'm more than happy to remain with the doctrines set forth in the Lutheran Confessions.