Another question inspired by Terry Pratchett. ("Carpe Jugulum") For instance, would there be a two year waiting list to nail your Theses to the Cathdral door?
2007-08-10 09:04:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Martin S, using a nail because post-it notes hadn't been invented hardly constitutes "desecration," which you spelled wrong.
To clarify, what I'm asking is whether a more temperate response than 300 years of Religious Wars would have made a significant differance.
2007-08-10 09:18:51 · update #1
Mad, it is unlikely that there would have been a less confrontational response. Remember, the Burning Times had just gotten under full steam, thanks to Sprengers book Malleaus Malificarum. and that wonderful party group, the folks of the Inquisition. In fact, by the standards of the day it WAS a very tame response. At least Martin Luther wasn't the guest of honor at a Barbecue, unlike many of his fellow German citizens of the day. Did you know that Germany had, by FAR, the highest numbers of Witches and Heretics hung, burned and otherwise executed, courtesy of those fun guys of the Inquistion?
Raji the Green Witch
2007-08-10 13:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Raji the Green Witch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Luther did not "desecrate" the church.... his reforms sought to end abuses of the church, such as the sale of indulgences, and limitless papal spending when funds could have been used to sponsor missionary work or help the poor. If Luther had not conducted his reforms, the church would have continued to run roughshod over the populace and eventually may have even driven many away from Christianity. Luther helped avert another dark age.
2007-08-10 16:12:00 · answer #2 · answered by Eric W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It says in Revelations that there will a calling to all people to become 'one' in their religious beliefs. One church for all.
It also says that we should not follow this calling as it is a deception. so I say diversify cause if we don't we aren't playing by the rules, as they are written.
Luther saw it coming he did the right thing. The Pope is only a figure head and should stay that way. Why is he glorified? Isn't that blasphemy it the highest degree? I am a Christan, neither fanatic or Catholic. Thank you Luther!
2007-08-11 09:33:36 · answer #3 · answered by Marla ™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the reformation would have happened anyway. It was time for it. It's like saying if the Wright Bros. hadn't invented a working airplane, would we still have airplanes today? Of course we would.
Luther gets credit for going first, perhaps for setting a precedent, but there were lots of other reformers, and the politics of western Europe supported a new version of Christianity free from the centralized political power of the Roman Church.
2007-08-10 16:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The split of the churches had as much to do with politics and power as it had to do with theology. It wasn't necessarily all the pope's fault either, which is what is implied in your question. You might as well have asked "If Luther hadn't gotten all huffy and wanted to split ..." ... but the split was historically inevitable because Germany and Italy were going in different directions, because the Bible was now in the hands of the people, and there were multiple groups in multiple places going in multiple directions.
2007-08-10 16:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by John B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the Pope hadn't gotten all huffy about Luther's proposed Reforms, we wouldn't have to worry about inter-denominational Christian couples, because 'catholic' would mean ONE UNIVERSAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH as it once did.
How nice to come upon a strange town and go to THE Christian church, relaxed and comfortable with all our Brothers in the Lord!
We'd all be in a reformed Catholic church, able to worship comfortably in ANY Christian church, any place we happened to be...as it should be!
I guess we'd all pray to God, and have no graven images of non-Deity Mary, the DAUGHTER of God (nor would we pray to her).
The pope would no longer be able to claim infallibility blasphemously (only God is infallible, and needs no delete button, or spell check), but he'd still be over ALL churches, and we'd exemplify "unity" in Christ.
Our churches would be fewer, but bigger, since Luther's Bible-based reforms would help all Christians to model the truth of Holy Scriptures.
ONE God, ONE Way, ONE Faith, ONE Church...the "body of Christ" until He returns...and the "Bride of Christ" when He does come again!
2007-08-10 23:26:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really would'nt have mattered either way. Luther would have started his Church regardless and gone with his reforms. The fact that the Pope screwed with him only served to make him seem more like a rebel and thus help him to gather support form thode who were aginst the Catholic church.
2007-08-10 16:09:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It wasnt Luthers reforms that cuased the biggest stir. It was that he desicrated a church to do it.
2007-08-10 16:07:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
division of religion was inevitable, especially because the catholic church was so faulted at that point in time...
2007-08-10 16:08:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋