What was the heart of the Reformation?

David Eddy explains in this video that the heart of the Reformation was the desire to be closer to God. Up until that time, the Pope had largely gotten between the typical believer and the Lord. Most people thought that they had no real relationship with God.

But, the Reformation brought about the translation of Scripture, giving believers the ability to read and understand the commandments of God. This, in turn, led to forming solid, biblical doctrine. The hierarchy that the Pope established ultimately crumbled. Accordingly, Christians experienced the joy of knowing God on a much deeper level than before. 

Psalm 16:11 (NKJV) – “You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”

I believe that the heart of the Protestant Reformation was the desire to be closer to God. That up until that time the church had really gotten between the typical believer and the Lord and with all of the hierarchy and the structure of the church and the saints and all of those things I think that what ended up happening was most people felt like they had no real relationship with God. And so when you say heart, obviously there's all the Sola doctrines. But when you say the heart, I think that was what really was the heartbeat of the people that had the impetus that created that reformation.