In the 16th century, the chief doctrine of the Protestant reformers was that the Pope was the Antichrist .
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Bellarmine\'s argumentation begins first with Scripture, then with the Fathers of the Church, then with appeals to reason and the later Theologians.
Robert Bellarmine, the greatest controversial author of the Reformation period, turned his pen to answering the challenge which resulted in a complete demolition of their position.
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In the 16th century, the chief doctrine of the Protestant reformers was that the Pope was the Antichrist