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Protestants who are critical of Catholicism use Church History ...

to "prove" that the Catholic Church is not the church established by Jesus, and
to "prove" that the Protestant Reformation restored true Christianity

In doing so, they commonly ...

misstate the historical facts (what happened)
misinterpret the historical facts (why it happened)
ignore the culture of the day (what it means)
ignore who did what by blaming the church for everything (who did it)
emphasize the bad and de-emphasize the good (selectivity)

I address a few examples of historical events which Protestants who are critical of Catholicism consider to be the worst.

For other related articles see In Defense of Catholicism.

I favor quotes from non-Christian and non-Catholic historians.

I wholeheartedly believe that the Catholic Church is the true church founded by Jesus and the apostles, and I am 100% loyal and faithful to her teachings and laws.

Galileo

The Galileo incident is often used to "prove" ...

the Catholic Church is anti-science
it is not the true church which Jesus founded

Quotes from the documents of the Inquisition demonstrate that the Catholic Church had become very corrupt.

Catholic Abuses

Anti-Semitism, Banning Books, Slavery and Imperialism, Torture.

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