Analyze the Critique of the Catholic Church Presented by Machiavelli in "The Prince" and Show how Machiavelli Reveals the True Nature of the Church and Devises Ways to Counter Them

Machiavelli has long been "an object of hatred to moralists of all persuasions, conservatives and revolutionaries alike" for his "cunning, duplicity, and the exercise of bad faith in political affairs" . Yet, he remains one of the most important Philosophers of all time for his views on leadership and political power. Inadvertently, there lies something of value within his texts that is inherently constructive as opposed to his morally degraded thoughts. Within his book "The Prince", lie numerous complex issues which Machiavelli tries to address. …