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I agree that Luther made some errors, but not on the scale of the Catholic church and its blatant violation of multiple sections of the Bible, such as praying to saints, worshipping someone other than God (Mary), and randomly deciding that Priests must be celibate, when the Bible clearly states that church leaders can be "the husband of but one wife".

Um, Catholics do not pray to saints, we pray to God. We ask for the intercession of the saints to pray for certain causes, in the same way I would ask you to pray for a cause....no difference.(remember, the soul is immortal, ergo, the saints are very much alive in heaven).

Catholics do not worship Mary, the Mother, of God, we worship God. Catholics venerate Mary, as did Luther. Venerate means To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference.

In regard to the celibacy issue, the custom is not random, but is well established in the early Church, and can be traced to the spousal relationship Christ has with his Church on earth, a bride/bridegroom relationship that is gender based. Priests are the bridegroom of the Church, which is the bride. This is entirely biblical.

Protestants really need to stop rehashing this nonsense. It makes them look silly.