The Vatican Wittenburg connection

There's an episode in our archive series "The Vatican Centuries ", connected to the Reformation and Martin Luther:

"In Rome the construction of the new Saint Peter's was making heavy demands and in 1516 Pope Leo extended his Peter indulgences into Germany. Dominican Friar Tetzel was appointed to preach . It was a match to a bonfire. In 1517 Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. The Reformation was alight...."

And in 1529 the princes favourable to the Reformation issued a 'Protest'. And the ' Protestant ' was born.

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