This statement is true, and can be seen in the reformation in Europe started by Martin Luther. The main issues of this case are the rise of Protestantism trying to take over Catholicism, the use of the Printing Press as a form of propaganda, and avenues of power and corruption within the movement. All of these led to a movement in terms of trying to dethrone Catholicism, but in the end became covetous and only …
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…power. To conclude, Luther and other movements at the time were concerned for their own power instead of saving people from what they deemed iniquitous acts by the Church. While this can be seen as both selfish and just as iniquitous itself, it was a blessing in disguise as it paved the way towards definite religious prosperity and in the end, it's the result itself, not the path it takes to get there, that counts.