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The Protestant "Reformers" felt that the Catholic Church had some erroneous and abused teachings. Granted there was some abuse with the sale of Indulgences, this should have been (and was) corrected from within the Church, not through schism as Martin Luther and the other "Reformers" did. In addition to this Martin Luther felt that the Catholic Church was in error with their belief in using Sacred Tradition along with Sacred Scripture, and the belief that Good Works were a necessary manifestationof Grace. [Catholics of course do not believe that we are saved by our works, but as it says in James 2:24;26 Faith without works is dead]

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