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Martin Luther had a number of problems with the Catholic Church. At first, it was just that the Church was selling indulgences to people. This was wrong of the Church, but the selling of indulgences was soon outlawed with the Council of Trent.
However, Martin Luther went far beyond attacking indulgences. Luther broke off from the Church, and discarded all of the Sacraments except for Baptism, Communion, and Confession (but said that their absense may be supplied by faith). He discarded the authority of the Church to interpret Scripture and hand on Tradition, and he also discarded this Tradition, even though in John 21:25 it says "There are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written." These things, as well as the interpretation of the Scriptures, which were written by the apostles, were handed down through Tradition. Jesus explained to the apostles the meanings of the Old Testament writings. ("Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem." Luke 24:45-49) The apostles were there with Jesus and so knew what they were talking about when they wrote the Gospels and some of the letters. Mark and Luke, who were not apostles, were taught by the apostles. (Paul learned everything through Jesus, when he had his conversion. Before his conversion, he didn't believe that Jesus was the Christ. After his conversion, he knew specific details about Christ's life enough to "[prove] that Jesus was the Christ." Acts 9:22) These Scripture teachings and things coming from Sacred Tradition were handed down by the apostles and those who came after them who they taught.
Luther also coined the saying "faith alone," along with "Scripture alone." I already went over the part about Scripture, however, in the book of James, it says "So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead" (James 2:17). This does not mean that if we have no faith and only do good works we can get to heaven, but only combined can it work. If one truly has faith in Jesus Christ, he will try to live by His teachings, and therefore live a virtuous life. These are the works that James is talking about, not indulgences and the like. ("What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, be warmed and filled,' without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. But some one will say, 'You have faith and I have works.' Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith. [...] Even the demons believe--and shudder [...] You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone [...] For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead." James 2:14-19, 24, 26).
Luther removed the book of James, along with 7 other books that contradicted things that he believed. However, after Luther's death, his followers put the book of James back in the Bible.
This breaking away from the Church started what is now known as the Protestant Reformation. It made it easier for people to start their own churches if they disagreed what the Catholic Church said, instead of looking things up and learning why the Church believes what it believes. Soon the Calvin and Anglican churches popped up, along with many others that took bits and pieces from the Catholic Church, removed parts, and inserted others. This is how we get Christian demoninations such as Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons. As you can see, the term Protestant comes from the word "protest," for that's what people were doing - protesting against the Catholic Church.
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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.
What is call German monk who challenged the Catholic Church?
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