[SmithL]

I may be wrong

That's the part you got right. Luther didn't leave the Roman Church, but tried to reform the Church from within. The pope responded by putting a price on Luther's head and excommunicated him.

[xone]

bttt

[xone]

Blest Halloween that struck the hour

When Luther’s hammer rose and fell

At Wittenberg in heaven-born power

And rang dark popery’s funeral-knell,

When long and cruel night was gone

And smiling rose the promised dawn!

[narses]

“Luther didn’t leave the Roman Church, but tried to reform the Church from within.”

Yeah, right. That shacking up with a consecrated Nun sure shows where his mind really was, dontcha think?

[terycarl]

That’s the part you got right. Luther didn’t leave the Roman Church, but tried to reform the Church from within. The pope responded by putting a price on Luther’s head and excommunicated him

other than the price on his head, that’s the pope’s job.....we recently have the example of LeFevre(sp) who decided to open his own branch of the Catholic Church. That’s a no-n o when done that way....if you want to “reform” the Catholic church, attend an ecumenical council, make your point, and maybe someone will take it under consideration.Luther came up with such lame brained ideas such as sola scriptura, consubstantiation, personal acceptance of Christ being sufficient for salvation.....and you wonder why the pope took exception to his actions......again, that’s what makes a protestant a protestant.