I have not heard this, and certainly not as a major cause, but don’t forget the greed of the princes who supported the Reformation. The lust for church property

I have not heard this, and certainly not as a major cause, but don’t forget the greed of the princes who supported the Reformation. The lust for church property and unchecked power. In England this is especially visible where the trigger was not a theological dispute and the looting of church property was widespread.