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Most of Martin Luther's problems with the Catholic Church were personal. The Catholic Church, as the only authorized representative of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, has always preached honesty, integrity, abstinence, sobriety, and personal responsibility before the Lord. Catholics believe that Martin Luther disagree with all of these things. They say that being unable to live up to them, he attacked the Church in other ways. He re-translated the Bible throwing out seven books from the Old Testament and putting in words in the New Testament to make a "Bible" that agreed with his personal philosophy. In attacking the Church, he started by posting 95 Theses, a copy of which is attached below.
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∙ 11y ago
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Catholic AnswerDefy means to "openly resist or refuse to obey" which is what M.Luther did, in spades. He refused to obey his solemn vows. He refused to obey his religious superiors. He refused to obey his Bishop. His refused to obey God's Holy Church, which was established by Our Blessed Lord, and led by the Holy Spirit. He refused to believe that God, in the person of His Son, Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, would fulfill His promises of being with His Church until the end of time. He thus refused to obey God, and defied God. He left the Church and threw away his salvation with both hands.Wiki User
∙ 8y agoMartin Luther basically challenged the Church by saying that he alone knew better and that if they didn't like it they should just go away and not bother him. When told that he couldn't just stick words into the text of Scripture as he famously did in Romans inserting the word "alone" after "We hold that a man is justified without works of the law by faith alone." When Emser called him on this, he replied in writing:"If your Papist annoys you with the word [alone], tell him straightway: Dr. Martin Luther will have it so: Papist and ass are one and the same thing. Whoever will not have my translation, let him give it the go-by: the devil's thanks to him who censures it without my will and knowledge. Luther will have it so, and he is a doctor above all the doctors in Popedom." (Amic. Discussion, 1, 127)
Thus we see that Martin Luther challenged the authority of the Pope with HIS OWN authority and conceit, we would not contend that M. Luther was any kind of Christian humble.
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What was the reward against Martin Luther for the Catholic Church?
The Catholic Church has never issued rewards for anybody. The only thing that the Catholic Church did to Martin Luther was to formalize his excommunication, see it at the link below:
Was Martin Luther King a Catholic?
No, Martin Luther King was a Baptist, a church which split off from the Church of England. It, as well as the Church of England, is considered as a Protestant denomination and not a part of the Catholic Church.
The German Catholic priest who wanted to reform the church?
Martin Luther was a Catholic monk who sought to reform the Catholic Church.
Who set forth reforms for the Catholic Church at the Council?
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What were Martin Luther's ideas for the Catholic Church?
.Catholic AnswerM. Luther's ideas were posted in his 95 Theses. See the link below.
Why was the Catholic Church threatened by Martin Luther?
.Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church was never "threatened" by Martin Luther.
What was the reward against Martin Luther for the Catholic Church?
The Catholic Church has never issued rewards for anybody. The only thing that the Catholic Church did to Martin Luther was to formalize his excommunication, see it at the link below:
Why did the Catholic Church abduct little girls and was this one of Martin Luther's complaints?
The Catholic Church never abducted little girls and, no, this was not a complaint of Martin Luther.
Who stopped the war with Martin Luther and the Church?
.Catholic AnswerThere was never a "war" with Martin Luther and the Church, the question is not valid.
Was Martin Luther King a Catholic?
No, Martin Luther King was a Baptist, a church which split off from the Church of England. It, as well as the Church of England, is considered as a Protestant denomination and not a part of the Catholic Church.
Who created the Lutheran church?
His followers. I have been raised Lutheran and I have learned that Martin Luther's original intentions were not at all to break with the Catholic church, he in fact encouraged his followers not to break from the church, he just wanted to change the corruptness of it and focus more on the Bible. The way I understand it to be is that Martin Luther's followers (not Martin Luther, it was after his death) broke from the Catholic church because they recognized the strength of the church itself and were insulted by the fact that the Catholic church excommunicated Luther.
Why was Saint Ignatius of Loyola against Martin Luther?
Martin Luther was considered a heretic by the Catholic Church.
What was not a teaching of Martin Luther?
That the Catholic Church is the Body of Christ.
The German Catholic priest who wanted to reform the church?
Martin Luther was a Catholic monk who sought to reform the Catholic Church.
What did Martin Luther King Jr do for the Catholic Churches?
Martin Luther King, along with his son, Martin Luther King, Jr. were both Baptist ministers. To the best of my knowledge they had nothing to do with the Catholic Church.
What declaration caused Martin Luther to be excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his Ninety-Five Theses, which he posted on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517. In these theses, Luther criticized the selling of indulgences by the Catholic Church, questioning its authority and practices. This led to a chain reaction of events that ultimately resulted in Luther's excommunication in 1521.
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