Yes, I know well that Luther was a catholic. My point was Luthers devotion to Mary. Which he kept long after he left/was booted out of, the church.
The same devotion that most protestants now reject. And try to dance around. And excuse. And pretend not to see.
Which failed to manifest itself in the Lutheran Confessions? Catholics dance around the fact that reformers were Catholic. Outrageous practices of the church at the time of the Reformation and study of the Scriptures made them try to reform the church. Not holding some Catholic beliefs is what would be strange. Those beliefs didn't pass Scriptural muster so they aren't in those reformers' doctrinal efforts. Not that tough. Having never been a Catholic, I am not burdened by that same outlook.
The same devotion that most protestants now reject. And try to dance around. And excuse. And pretend not to see.
Do Protestants reject Mary? Or is it because most don't 'venerate' her the way Catholics do that makes you assume we do? I see, I see, ML was devoted to Mary, so much so he was excommunicated. Mary didn't protect him I guess.