Does Catholisism Predate Lutheran

Answer 1

Constantine (325 AD) brought his subjects under the control of the Roman Empire and made himself emperor. In order to organize them into one religion, he took parts of the Sun God's rituals (Sunday for worship) and some pagan rituals, some Jewish rituals and some of the Christian rituals and beliefs and with the priests of his day they wove the Catholic Church beliefs and traditions. He named himself the first Pope and declared himself flawless. When the priests became very wicked (selling indulgences, etc.) Martin Luther, a priest himself, could no longer tolerate the sinfulness of the church. He wrote a thesis declaring his disgust at the evil that had invaded the church and nailed it to the door of the church at Worms, Germany. He proceeded to gather believers by his teaching and writings into a 'reform' movement which became one of the first protestant churches, the Lutheran Church. There have been others lead by Calvin, Wesley, and many others. So Luther came long after the Catholic Church was established.