Pope Stephen VI (896–897), who had his predecessor Pope Formosus exhumed, tried, de-fingered, briefly reburied, and thrown in the Tiber.[1]
Pope John XII (955–964), who gave land to a mistress, murdered several people, and was killed by a man who caught him in bed with his wife.
Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048), who "sold" the Papacy
Pope Boniface VIII (1294–1303), who is lampooned in Dante's Divine Comedy
Pope Urban VI (1378–1389), who complained that he did not hear enough screaming when Cardinals who had conspired against him were tortured.[2]
Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503), a Borgia, who was guilty of nepotism and whose unattended corpse swelled until it could barely fit in a coffin.[3]
Pope Leo X (1513–1521), a spendthrift member of the Medici family who once spent 1/7 of his predecessors' reserves on a single ceremony[4]
Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), also a Medici, whose power-politicking with France, Spain, and Germany got Rome sacked.
What contributed MOST to the unfortunate split in Christianity was...the heresiarch, Martin Luther.
“What contributed MOST to the unfortunate split in Christianity was...the heresiarch, Martin Luther.”
Praise the living GOD and His Son who is the King of Kings and is in control of all things both in heaven and earth.
I hate to break the news to you, but Martin was just a piece in that puzzle, there are many others that did just as much to rebirth the original Church of our Lord Jesus and King Jesus being the Shepard.
Give credit where credit is due.