Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180402:05:04:00
Catholicism is the law of the land. >> there is a foment of devotion, deep, deep piety in europe. everyone went to church out of conviction. >> almost the entire population of europe devoutly follows rome's catholic doctrine. >> in the 16th century, there had been a series of very worldly popes who loved power. >> all earthly institutions are flawed. and the renaissance popes got caught up with power. >> it's not surprising that people who loved power took it. >> but as papal power swells, so does the culture of greed and corruption. the tenets of christ begin to fall by the wayside as popes s...