2007-06-06 11:08:16 · 10 answers · asked by ♥chloe♥ 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He addressed alot of hierarchy issues within the church. Basically the focus was no longer God but was men, some of which shouldn't have been in the positions they were in. Basically the focus was that people were thinking they didn't have a direct connection with Go but that there were middle men they had to go to to reach God. This angered him. He also adressed some social issues that were being ignored by the church at that time. They were so busy doing church that they were forgetting those outside who were suffering and poor, the people Christ had specifically said needed to be taken care of.
2007-06-06 11:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by wolvlynn 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm a Catholic, and I took the "The History of Salvation of the Catholic Church" with a Priest & Nun.
I think M. Luther is a blessing to the RC Church. During the 1600's the RC Church was a mess. M. Luther was a Priest and had many complaints that went unheard by the Pope. He was ex-communicated (partially because he was a hot-head) ... and this formed the first Protestant Churches.
He was against saddamy (buying your way into heaven), giving mass in native language vs latin, and unifying scripture amongst the masses (lectors). Which, all Catholics today should agree are not our shiniest moments!!! These major points of reformation were held dearly by remaining Catholics. Many Saints arose for reformation which started in late 1600's.
This desire carried so strong, that Vatican I, and Vatican II did reform the Church to align the Church for the masses. Now, I would imagine if M. Luther were alive, he would be proud of the changes of the RC Church.
Ironically, I think he'd be puzzled why his Church didn't have a unified scripture, and why there were so many who decided to split from his creation.
2007-06-06 11:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Martin Luther did not change the Catholic Church. He removed himself from it ...he was a heretic.
He is the father of the reformation and his children are the 26000 protestant denominations that now exist. Quite a mess he made.
Martin Luther could have done so much more if he had tried to reform the Church from within.
As a former protestant, I can tell you that I know more about Martin Luther now then I ever did. He was not a great man...he had some real problems and issues. Read some of his writings to the Bishops:
http://socrates58.blogspot.com/2006/06/martin-luther-super-pope-and-de-facto.html
2007-06-06 11:15:18 · answer #3 · answered by Misty 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
luther didn't change the catholic church. he merely led countless numbers away from the church of truth founded by jesus and made up false doctrine like faith alone which is no where in scripture. he disliked certain practices in the church, however the practice was in only one area and not a widespread problem throughout the church,the church rectified the problem. luther was offered to stay in the church but he refused and was excommunicated because he had problems in some church teachings simply because he couldn't comprehend them or come to terms with. he was foul mouthed and added the word "alone" in his german translation to the book of romans,knowing full well it wasn't in the origional text ontop of that he deleted several books from the bible and even wanted hebrews and revelations to be deleted but wasn't successful in that. the importance of the theses is that he made way for the reformation. the divisions since have been innumerable and are still going on within the protestant churches.
2007-06-06 11:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Martin Luther did not change the Catholic Church. If people are going to glorify Martin Luth why don't they listen to what he had to say about the Virgin Mary? Once again they just pick and chose at Scripture.
2007-06-06 11:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Luther's Theses did not change the Catholic Church. In fact, the Catholic Church dug their heels in. The Reformation became the birth of the Protestant movement.
It's major contribution was to offer Believers the opportunity to follow the teachings of Jesus as laid out in scriptures, essentially returning the authority of Jesus' church back to Him.
2007-06-06 11:13:05 · answer #6 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It didnt change the Catholic Church at all. Martin Luther was a rebel priest and was excommunicated because his teaching were looked at as heresy.
2007-06-06 11:11:58 · answer #7 · answered by Dean D 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Becuase he was the first to ever question the church and point out the faults. It showed people there were better things
2007-06-06 11:11:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2007-06-06 11:10:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because he called for the mass murder of Jews.
He was the GODFATHER of the Holocaust.
Good job Martin !!
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2007-06-06 11:09:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋