re: History/Religion question for those interested

Neither Henry, Thomas nor the Pope had the life experience to realize that God through man is corrupt, because man will not always turn from the temptation of power and greed.

I think there was value in both, the removal of the Church's authority and allowing the Church a vestige of its former authority. The people were not enlightened enough to realize that godliness may be achieve without the direction of the Church. However, if granted too much authority, then the corruption and greed would begin its seduction of the church again.