[Alex Murphy]

Luther had neither the authority nor the ability to reform anything in the Catholic Church. He did, however, have the ability to revolt against her, which he did.

"We should preach the Word, but the results must be left solely to God’s good pleasure . . . I opposed indulgences and all the papists, but never with force. I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing. And while I slept, or drank Wittenberg beer with my friends Philip and Amsdorf, the Word so greatly weakened the papacy that no prince or emperor ever inflicted such losses upon it. I did nothing; the Word did everything."
-- Martin Luther(LW 51:77).

[terycarl]

I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word;

nope, he didn't...in fact he actually added a word to scripture that wasn't there...the bible says that we are saved by faith...he added "alone". Martin Luther, by leading untold millions away from the true church is probably responsible for the loss of more souls than any other individual in history.