{"podcast":{"title":"Why Catholic?","slug":"why-catholic-5610697","podcast_index_feed_id":5610697,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1013538.rss","website_url":"https://whycatholic.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1013538/6bfeb1170a65ea8999a27e86835ad010.jpg","author":"Justin Hibbard","episode_count":187,"summary":"A podcast that dives into the what and why of Catholicism with Justin Hibbard","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:17:06.299952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697"},"episode":{"title":"#171 - The Protestant Revolution","slug":"171-the-protestant-revolution","published_at":"2026-02-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/171-the-protestant-revolution","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697","url":"https://whycatholic.substack.com/p/171","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188222135/bf2033ff8dd96e6bb4a57a586dcc806d.mp3","summary":"Justin Hibbard continues our series on the 21 Ecumenical Councils by exploring the uprising against the Catholic Church in Europe known as the Protestant Reformation. But was it really a reformation, or was it a revolution? Who were the key players in this movement, and did the movement ultimately succeed in its goals? SOCIAL LINKS * Follow Why Catholic on Instagram. * Subscribe to Why Catholic on YouTube. * Follow Justin on Facebook. SOURCES: * The Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church: A History by Joseph Kelly * Video: General Councils 13: Lateran V and Trent - Fr Timothy Matkin - St Francis Dallas * 95 Theses - Martin Luther * Papal Encyclicals Online: Exsurge Domine - Condemning the Errors of Martin Luther - Pope Leo X - 1520 * Papal Encyclicals Online: Decet Romanum Pontificem - Papal Bull of Excommunication of Martin Luther and his followers - Pope Leo X - 1521 * Episode 56: Indulgences - The Most Misunderstood Catholic Doctrine * Episode 120: The Deuterocanonicals and Protestant Budget Bibles PREVIOUS EPISODES IN THIS SERIES * Episode 146: Introduction to the 21 Ecumenical Councils * Episode 147: The World that Led to the Council of Nicaea * Episode 148: The First Council of Nicaea (325) * Episode 149: From Nicaea to Constantinople * Episode 150: The First Council of Constantinople (381) * Episode 151: The Council of Ephesus (431) * Episode 152: The Council of Chalcedon (451) * Episode 153: The Second Council of Constantinople (553) * Episode 154: War Among the Monotheists * Episode 155: The Third Council of Constantinople (680-681) * Episode 156: The Second Council of Nicaea (787) * Episode 157: Reflections on the First Seven Ecumenical Councils * Episode 158: The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-870) * Episode 159: The Great Schism * Episode 160: Th…","meta_description":"Justin Hibbard continues our series on the 21 Ecumenical Councils by exploring the uprising against the Catholic Church in Europe known as the Protestant…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1181,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/why-catholic-5610697/episodes/171-the-protestant-revolution/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/171-the-protestant-revolution.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}