What was the larger effect that the Reformation had on Europe besides theology? How did it challenge and/or change the balance of political powers? What role had the Catholic Church played in secular life up until this point and how did the movement towards reform disrupt that role? Why, in other words, was the Reformation something more than a collection of theological squabble?

What was the larger effect that the Reformation had on Europe besides theology? How did it challenge and/or change the balance of political powers? What role had the Catholic Church played in secular life up until this point and how did the movement towards reform disrupt that role? Why, in other words, was the Reformation something more than a collection of theological squabble?