Comment: Again, note I refer to "Lutherism," and not "Lutheranism" to include Protestants who subscribe to Luther's teachings but are not members of sects which describe themselves as Lutheran.
Use the word "reform", and much of the past will become clear. Also, pay attention to what was going on in France at the time. Many of the reformers had as patrons electors in the Holy Roman Empire.
This stuff gets really, really complex.
171 posted on 03/20/2006 2:38:40 PM PST by muawiyah
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